Media reported that a ferry with Le Pen on board collided with another vessel off Mayotte

Two ferries collided off the coast of the French department of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, one of the vessels was carrying the head of the parliamentary faction of the party "National Union" Marine Le Pen. This was reported on December 7 by the TV channel BFMTV.

It is specified that the incident occurred on the same day. As a result of the collision of ships, most of the passengers fell on the deck, three of them received various injuries. The politician, in turn, was able to stay in place and was not injured.

"The injured were evacuated", - stated in the publication.

According to the TV channel, the ship after the incident returned to port. Marine Le Pen arrived in Mayotte to meet with the victims of cyclone "Chido".

The strongest for 90 years tropical cyclone "Shido" hit Mayotte on December 14, 2024. The storm was accompanied by heavy rainfall and wind gusts of up to 250 km/h, and at least 15,000 households were left without electricity. Local authorities expressed fears that the final number of casualties could reach several thousand.

Rescue workers and medicines were sent to Mayotte, and the Minister of Interior and Overseas Territories of France Bruno Retayo undertook to coordinate the work to overcome the consequences of the hurricane. In addition, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he would visit Mayotte to support citizens and declare national mourning in the country.

Later, on December 18, it was reported that the death toll from Hurricane Chido in the French department of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean reached 31 people. The damage from the tropical cyclone for insurers amounted to $650-800 million.