In Mayotte, after the cyclone, “The toll will be heavy. Way too heavy »indicated the resigning Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, Wednesday December 18 on BFM-TV. After the prefect, who mentioned Sunday December 15 “perhaps thousands of deaths”authorities have still not provided estimates of the number of victims. Senator Saïd Omar Oili (Rally of Progressive and Independent Democrats), elected from Dzaoudzi-Labattoir, was able to reach Mayotte on Monday. He claims to have only heard since “the silence” in the La Vigie slum located in the town, which housed 10,000 people.
What assessment do you have of the seriousness of Cyclone Chido which hit Mayotte on December 14?
People need to understand that this is a major crisis. It is the most significant natural disaster in France since the eruption of Montagne Pelée in 1902 in Martinique, which killed around 30,000 people.
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What have you noticed in your community?
The Vigie slum had around 10,000 people, the second largest concentration of people in a very precarious situation on the island, after that of Kawéni. The most vulnerable people lived at La Vigie. I have been elected here since 2001, I know my population, my neighborhoods by heart. However, I notice the silence. I only see children staring into space. Where are the people? They lived in tin huts, without a base. There is nothing left but silence. Around me it feels like a bomb has exploded.
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