How many Mayotte compatriots will the French mourn on Monday December 23, the day of national mourning decreed by the Head of State, Thursday, during his visit to Mayotte? The authorities refuse to comment. It is time to count, but vital emergencies take precedence over the realization of these first estimates. Anger is growing, and the Interior Ministry admits that logistical difficulties prevent helping those who have no water, electricity or food, six days after the hurricane. “The neighborhoods remain difficult to access. The priority is more in keeping the living safe. And we won’t be able to estimate anything until we have contact with the local authorities.”indicates to Monde a police source.
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The subject of the human toll, however, becomes sensitive, at a time when the hypothesis of several tens of thousands of deaths is circulating. Pressure is mounting from elected officials and the media to know the number of victims of the devastating cyclone Chido, which crossed Mayotte on December 14, and the prefect François-Xavier Bieuville ordered, on Thursday, a census commune by commune. “A team is specially dedicated to this task”he promised.
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