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Children play football with a plastic bottle in front of demolished buildings in the shantytown of “Talus 2” district in Koungou, during its dismantling as part of Operation Wuambushu on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, on May 23, 2023. Police and bulldozers moved in to clear a slum on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on May 22, marking the start of a long-promised operation against substandard housing and illegal migration. Since April, France has deployed hundreds of police officers in Mayotte – the country's poorest region – to prepare for a slum-clearing initiative called Operation Wuambushu (“Take Back” in the local language). (Photo by Philippe Lopez/AFP Photo)
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