At the Île-de-France regional council this Wednesday, December 18, Valérie Pécresse announced that aid of 500,000 euros would be released to help Mayotte, after the passage of Cyclone Chido.
Valérie Pécresse announced this Wednesday, December 18, to the Île-de-France regional council, that aid of 500,000 euros would be released “urgently” to help Mayotte, after the passage of Cyclone Chido. This aid will be intended for the Red Cross.
“We are going to activate our partnership agreement with the department of Mayotte. From now on, I am announcing to you that we will urgently release aid of 500,000 euros intended for the Red Cross,” explained the president of the Île-de-France region. , before emphasizing wanting to “save what can be saved”.
“Our region has decided to lower its flags at half-mast,” she added. A minute of silence was also observed.
Help from the town hall and Greater Paris
This aid should make it possible to transport human and material resources but also to deploy a modular hospital and water purification stations.
Anne Hidalgo also announced, Tuesday, December 17, to the Paris council “to put in place accommodation solutions for Mahorais students and families in transit”, who cannot return home. “We know how vital this support is,” she said. In her capacity as president of the board of directors of the AP-HP, she asked to “provide logistical support and respond to emergencies”.
During the next session, the Paris Mary will also propose “exceptional financial aid of 250,000 euros to support relief operations carried out by humanitarian organizations on the ground”. The Greater Paris metropolis, for its part, announced emergency aid of 500,000 euros.
Nicolas Dumas and Clément Boutin
