Mayotte will be placed on red cyclone alert this Saturday from 10 p.m. (8 p.m. Paris time), announced the prefect of Mayotte François-Xavier Bieuville, interviewed on the TV channel Mayotte The 1st.
“I have decided to bring forward this red alert to 10 p.m. to allow everyone to take shelter, to confine themselves well, to take care of the people close to you, your children, your families, vulnerable people , grandparents, mothers who are isolated, to ensure that everyone can be protected in this upcoming period“, said Mr. Bieuville while the island is threatened by tropical storm Dikeledi.
“Prohibition of movement, neither on land nor on sea”
The red alert implies “the ban on movement, neither on land nor sea“, d'”go to the beaches, (…) to stay outside one’s home“, specified the prefect. “We must prepare for this event which will begin during the night, rather at the end of the night, and which will continue for a good part of the morning, or even all day tomorrow, Sunday.“, he added.
All municipalities in the archipelago have opened emergency reception centers. In total, 79 places are ready to welcome people who need shelter. The storm is expected to reach the northeast coast of Madagascar in the early evening then follow the Mozambique Channel during the night from Saturday to Sunday before circulating off the south of Mayotte during the day on Sunday, according to Météo-France forecasts. .
“A clear deterioration in windy but especially rainy weather conditions is expected from late next night“, warned Météo-France.
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