Approaching the Kirson informal settlement in Koungou, a white van advances until the road stops. Two people, completely covered in white overalls, with an FFP2 mask on their noses, get out. “We are coming to disinfect three homes, in which there are suspicions of cholera,” indicates Mohamadi Mdiassari, responsible for social mobilization within the regional health agency (ARS) of Mayotte. This is where most of the cases detected in the 101st department since mid-March are concentrated. 58 in total, and potentially three additional since Thursday, May 9. The day before, a 3-year-old girl died here of the disease.
“Here, the water from the river is used for everything”
In this district, around 5,000 people are settled. They all live along the river, which divides the shanty town in two. No one has running water here. The nearest fountain is located several hundred meters away and only works two days out of three, apart from water cuts. Restrictions that have punctuated the daily lives of the inhabitants of Mayotte for a year and a half,…” Here,…
