Johnson is still trying to hammer out a deal as of Friday evening, but Trumpov and his campaign financier Elon Musk seem willing to let the government flounder.

All across Mayotte, others like Zinedine are attempting to do the same, the sound of hammers ringing late into the night.

On Wednesday morning, Mamoudzou residents whose houses survived the storm hammered metal sheets over damaged roofs.

Thompson said rescuers used "everything we can get our hands on", including jack hammers, grinders and concrete saws, to rescue people.

England have a habit of not just losing, but getting hammered.