At the foot of the town hall, there were numerous representatives of the Brest Mahorese community, united in sadness and above all solidarity to come to the aid of their families still living on the island. “I didn't have any news for five days after the cyclone. Seven days of anguish,” says this Mahoraise in her fifties, based in Bellevue. “Today, I have difficulty eating even though my family tells me that they have nothing to put in their mouth there.”
Solidarity on the move
For a week, solidarity has been organized in Brest to collect donations for the stricken archipelago. “We are told that we have to send money. But people don't have money and want to help, even if only with a packet of pasta,” breathes Nourou, also based in Bellevue.
If many collection points have been improvised in the city, such as at the Bouguen church in Bellevue, the question of the delivery of aid is now raising questions. A meeting with humanitarian associations, including the Red Cross, is also organized for this Monday afternoon in Brest, to try to find solutions.
“Beyond this solidarity, we must now work on how to rebuild better, and finally resolve this issue of access to water in Mayotte,” points out Brest MP Pierre-Yves Cadalen, present at the tribute. delivered this Monday morning. “And also organize the return of families who have gone there for the holidays, especially children who must be back for the start of the school year.”
“The City is organizing itself to support the children and families of the Mahorans of Brest, it is a subject that cannot but touch us. The mayor also met the Mahorean associations last Friday,” explains Émilie Kuchel, deputy mayor in charge of educational policies.
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