Emmanuel Macron went to Mayotte this Thursday where the head of state was attacked by many Mahorais who deplore the living conditions on the archipelago following the passage of Cyclone Chido.
Emmanuel Macron was taken to task and booed this Thursday, December 19 during his trip to Mayotte, ravaged by Cyclone Chido. The latest example, in Pamandzi, on the island of Petite-Terre, where several Mahorais called for his resignation and booed the head of state.
Many people blamed the state’s lack of action to help them, shouting “resign, resign, resign!” This led Emmanuel Macron to explain the support, particularly in terms of food. “There you had the first distributions, I know it was insufficient. The freight cannot be organized beforehand, it was impossible. They made do with what they had in stock here. There, there are the first arrivals”, declared Emmanuel Macron in front of a vehement crowd.
“We want water!”
Earlier in the day, the head of state was confronted with the distress of the inhabitants of the devastated archipelago. As soon as she arrived, an employee of Petite-Terre airport called out to Emmanuel Macron. “Stay a week! Go through every corner. Mayotte, there is nothing left. Everything is gone. We have nothing. No water. Nothing for shelter (…) We can only pay in cash, what are we going to eat?” she said, in tears, to the head of state.
Later, during a visit to the Mamoudzou hospital center (CHM) damaged by the disaster, a hospital worker called out to the President of the Republic: “We want water!”
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“Mr. President, we are all insecure. People are fighting to get a little water. The military planes have not arrived here,” a woman then added.
Later, an angry Mahorais then insulted him about the lack of water, six days after the cyclone. “The water is not there, no services are there, after six days is it normal?”, he then told her.
The latest provisional report shows at least 31 deaths. A figure which should be revised upwards. “It is likely that there are many more victims” than the provisional toll which currently stands at 31 dead, said Emmanuel Macron.
