the red alert has come into force on the archipelago

A new threat to Mayotte. As Cyclone Dikeledi approaches the archipelago, the red cyclone alert was triggered on Saturday January 11, from 10 p.m. (8 p.m. in Paris). “All circulation outside confinement places”East “prohibited” from 10 p.m. and until further notice, except for emergency services and authorized persons. Almost a month after the passage of cyclone Desire, che new cyclonic episode should affect Mayotte “Sunday morning”, the Overseas Minister told AFP. “According to the diagrams and calculations that have been established, the south and south-east of the island could be particularly exposed”added Manuel Valls.

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The population called to confine themselves. “The population must be confined in a solid dwelling, with a stock of water and food available to survive the cyclone”writes the prefecture. “Several accommodation centers are opened by town halls for people who cannot confine themselves to a safe place”add the authorities. The list of accommodation centers is available from our colleagues in Mayotte La 1ère.

The latest forecasts from Météo-France. According to the French meteorological institute, “a significant rainy and windy deterioration is expected” Sunday in Mayotte. “Very heavy rain which could cause flash floods, flooding and landslides is expected from late next night and for a good part of the day” on Sunday, with gusts capable of reaching “80 to 90 km/h” even “100-110 km/h” locally, “particularly on the southern part of the island”.

Hundreds of members of Civil Security deployed. Civil Security announces that 645 of its members “are pre-positioned in strategic locations in Mayotte to intervene as quickly as possible at the end of the cyclone vigilance”.

An emergency meeting this Saturday morning. Lhe interministerial crisis unit met in Paris regarding the situation in Mayotte, announced the Ministry of the Interior. This meeting “allowed, in conjunction with the prefectures of Mayotte and Réunion, to take stock in particular of the reinforcements currently being pre-positioned and on the protection of the population in the approach of tropical storm Dikeledi, which led particularly when the orange alert is activated.specifies the ministry.