It is 10 p.m., Mayotte is now on red alert for the passage of Cyclone Chido. Residents are strictly prohibited from going out until the end of the alert. The phenomenon is expected to hit the department until late Saturday afternoon.
The red cyclone alert is now in effect in Mayotte while tropical cyclone Chido is expected to pass near Île aux Parfums at least until this Saturday, December 14 at the end of the day. “All circulation outside the confinement areas is prohibited“, warns the prefecture. “In the event of a medical emergency, call 15 to obtain medical advice before traveling.“
“Do not leave your accommodation until the authorities have given instructions to do so.“, she recalls in a press release, inviting residents to follow the instructions of the authorities transmitted via Mayotte La 1ère, the site and social networks of the prefecture. Residents are invited to cut off the electricity and avoid making telephone calls. , so as not to clutter the telephone networks which will be used by emergency services.
Earlier in the day, authorities announced a phenomenon “extremely violent” et “an extremely serious situation“. The prefect, François-Xavier Bieuville predicted “an unprecedented event, stronger than the one that the elders know and which dates from 1984 (Kamissi). It will be extremely violent, so we must prepare for extremely strong winds which could exceed 180 km/h.”
According to the latest Météo France bulletin, dating from 6 p.m., “lThe system is expected to pass close to the island on Saturday and a deterioration in weather conditions is expected from late Friday night to Saturday with destructive or even devastating winds, very intense rains and possible marine submersions..” Conditions should improve from late Saturday onwards, indicates Météo France.
71 accommodation centers have been opened in Mayotte to accommodate people not living in permanent housing, or living near flood zones. Part of the population is wary of this solution, particularly illegal foreigners who fear being deported once the alert is lifted. The authorities have insisted that residents will be accepted regardless of their administrative situations.
The commune of Bandrélé even issued an order to order the evacuation of the village of Hamouro until the end of the cyclone alert. The residents concerned are required to go to the accommodation centers at the MJC in Nyambadao and the Kavani nursery school. If they refuse, they risk being prosecuted for endangering others, indicates the municipality. In Pamandzi, the municipality threatened at the end of the afternoon to have the municipal police intervene in the face of several families who refused to go to its emergency accommodation centers.
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