“Help must arrive quickly. » “Cut off from the world” in Petite-Terre, which was devastated by the eyewall of Chido with winds measured at 226 km/h, Youssouf Bacar is categorical: “Here, in four days, there will be nothing left to eat. » “The coming days are going to be very difficult”, alerts this entrepreneur based in Dzaoudzi. “So far, everyone has managed, but in a few days? And, without power, frozen products will no longer be consumable from tomorrow. So, no more reserves. And we don’t see anything happening. »
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The air and sea bridges which must bring thousands of tonnes of food from Reunion and France? He hasn’t heard of it. Due to a lack of Internet connection at home, having to go up to La Vigie hill to get a network, this boss of around ten companies only has snippets of information. “I only learned this morning [mardi 17 décembre] that three ministers had come yesterday”, illustrates Mr. Bacar, who is also very busy repairing the roof of his house and that of his guest rooms torn off by the winds while they were fixed in concrete.
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