“There are questions that are rising”, and of “worry”. For Serge Hoareau, president of the Association of Mayors of the Réunion department, the question should not be taboo : “We wonder if we will see an influx of Mahorese families. » Logistical rear base for the delivery of aid from France, Reunion – 1,400 kilometers away and where the standard of living is six times higher than its neighbor in the Indian Ocean – constitutes a possible refuge for victims who lost their homes during the passage of Cyclone Chido which devastated Mayotte, on December 14, 2024. But also for people waiting for care and parents anxious to send their children to school. children in good conditions. More than 40% of educational establishments were damaged. The return to school, scheduled for January 13, will be staggered depending on repairs.
Like other elected officials from Reunion, Serge Hoareau says he was “reassured” by the Prime Minister, François Bayrou. After the announcement, Monday December 30 in Mamoudzou, of his plan “Mayotte standing up”, he met them the next day, in Saint-Denis. “It would not be logical to transfer the difficulties to Reunion”supported the new tenant of Matignon.
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