Five days after the passage of Cyclone Chido, the inhabitants of Mayotte woke up on Wednesday, December 18, after a first night spent under curfew. The Ministry of the Interior announced on Tuesday the establishment of an exit ban between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. in order to ensure security and avoid looting in the archipelago. Faced with food shortages, some 120 tonnes of food must be distributed on Wednesday on the two main Mahoran islands, according to the authorities. A military ship is expected Thursday morning in Mayotte with 180 tons of cargo on board. Follow our live stream.
A tax boost for donations for Mayotte. “To provide Mayotte and its inhabitants with rapid assistance that meets the humanitarian and health challenges, donations and payments made from December 17, 2024 and until May 17, 2025, will be entitled to the increased rate of 75%, within the limit of 1 000 euros”indicated the Prime Minister’s services on Tuesday. Thus, a donation of 100 euros will result in a deduction of 75 euros on income tax. The rate for donations to organizations of general interest or recognized as being of public utility is usually set at 66%.
Emmanuel Macron and François Bayrou expected on site in the coming days. The head of state “will be Thursday in Mayotte”announced the Elysée on Tuesday evening. The new Prime Minister, François Bayrou, under fire for having favored the municipal council of Pau on Monday in the midst of the Mahoran crisis, will follow suit as soon as his government “will be formed”in order to “mobilize all state resources”he said, Tuesday evening, on France 2.
Calls for mobilization. In Mamoudzou, the capital, where emergency services expect to find many victims in the rubble of the shanty towns, the town hall called its adult residents and “good physical condition” has “strengthen the teams on the ground”. Calls for solidarity have multiplied in France and abroad. “We are going to launch a call for projects so that architects, architecture students and large companies can propose models that can be assembled immediately”also announced the Prime Minister, François Bayrou.
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