In Mtsamboro, Coco Beach turns out to be a real oasis for those affected by Cyclone Chido. Its team provides free electricity, rooms and even a satellite internet connection to those who need it. And even the police and gendarmes come to get supplies there.
“Here in the North, there is still solidarity“. In Mtsamboro, in the village of Hamjago, Coco Beach has transformed into a “headquarters” of solidarity. On site, the multiple power strips placed on the tables of the restaurant are like lifebuoys for the disaster victims. deprived of electricity.
Everyone comes to recharge their phones to try to get news, or to give it, to their loved ones, here in Mayotte, or in Reunion and in France. Electricity provided free of charge by the restaurant’s generators.
And even the gendarmes and police officers come there to recharge their radio equipment. A satellite internet connection is also offered, Starlink antennas. “Coco Beach is still open, the public needs it“, says one of the team members in a video posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page.
“We welcome people who no longer have a home, the rooms are now full“, he explains. The gendarmerie eats here and connects. Moreover, we welcome from morning to evening all those who need to join their families“.
The intervention of one of the managers of Coco Beach on Facebook:
But the restaurant is starting to reach its limits. “We’ll run out of gas in two days, the fridge and freezer won’t be able to hold on, so we’re trying to get help to keep it going“, continues the manager. “We really need to have some quickly…“
In another message circulating on the phones, the restaurant team lists what they are missing. “We still need electricity (generator)we can read. We always need water (bottled or tanker)“.
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