The purple cyclone alert has been downgraded to red in Mayotte so that emergency services can go out and intervene. The damage is very significant. Emmanuel Macron, François Bayrou, Prime Minister and Bruno Retailleau, resigning Minister of the Interior spoke on X.
The Ministry of the Interior indicates that it is “currently in the phase of assessing the damage to critical infrastructure, namely the airport, the hospital and the prefecture”. “At this stage, no human or material toll can be established, because we are on red alert,” which implies maintaining the population in confinement, adds the same source.
The island of Mayotte is hit hard by the tropical cyclone #desire.
The damage already appears to be very significant. I give all my support to the Mahorese population. State and local emergency services are fully mobilized. Already 110 soldiers from…— Bruno Retailleau (@BrunoRetailleau) https://twitter.com/BrunoRetailleau/status/1867884348516553093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
“Public order provisions” are also taken to prevent possible looting.
I am closely following the situation in Mayotte.
Mahorais, the whole country is at your side.
Thank you to the state services, rescue and security forces mobilized. Reinforcements are here, others will arrive tomorrow.
It's time for urgency. We will be there today and tomorrow.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1867904255329247381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
On X, Prime Minister François Bayrou reacted: “The island of Mayotte was hit hard by Cyclone Chido, which was exceptionally serious. As of yesterday, with the Minister of the Interior, we took stock of the risks and the mobilization of state services. Since then, I am keeping myself informed hour by hour. The State continues to mobilize all of its resources to be with our compatriots in Mayotte.
The island of Mayotte was hit hard by Cyclone Chido, which was exceptionally severe. As of yesterday with the Minister of the Interior, we took stock of the risks and the mobilization of state services.
Since then, I have kept myself informed hour by hour.
— François Bayrou (@bayrou) https://twitter.com/bayrou/status/1867891529114886579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
