A little over a week after the passage of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte, a day of national mourning is observed this Monday, December 23, 2024 across the entire territory. The radio, television and digital antennas of the Overseas division of France Télévisions are shaking up their programming and offering the program “Our united choirs for Mayotte”.
The latest figures from the Ministry of the Interior show 35 deaths and 2,500 injured after the passage of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte.
Emmanuel Macron declared national mourning this Monday, December 23, 2024, in tribute to the victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte.
The flags will be at half-mast and all French people are invited to a moment of contemplation at 11 a.m.
As the Public Life website points out, national mourning “is not a ceremony, unlike the national tribute and the national funeral”. It is also not a public holiday. “There are few legal provisions on how these days should be held, but flags are flown at half-mast on public buildings and edifices”continues Public Life.
On the occasion of the day of national mourning decreed by the President of the Republic following the passage of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte, the radio, television and digital antennas of the Overseas division of France Télévisions are shaking up their programming and offering the program ” Our choirs united for Mayotte”.
In this context, all the overseas choirs will make their voices heard in support of the victims affected directly or indirectly by this disaster.
Monday, December 23 on our broadcasts, Choirs from all Overseas Territories will resonate in harmony from 9:30 a.m. At the end of these 90 minutes of remembrance, at 11 a.m., we will mark a moment of silence in all our stations in communion with all the Mahorais, wherever they are, in communion with battered Mayotte.
Sylvie Gengoul, director of the Overseas division of France Télévisions
The program “Our United Choirs for Mayotte”, produced by Ax Sud, will offer an alternation between choral performances from all overseas territories and lyrical performances selected from the latest editions of “Voix des Outre- sea”. Everything will be accompanied by images of Mayotte captured after the passage of the cyclone.
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