An archipelago disfigured by the violence of the winds. Ravaged last weekend by the passage of Cyclone Chido, Mayotte has since been faced with serious shortages of water and food, while the health situation is deteriorating. In order to avoid looting, a curfew will be put in place this Tuesday evening, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., announced the Ministry of the Interior.
“The island is totally devastated,” noted the resigning minister Bruno Retailleau on Monday evening, returning from a trip to this department, the poorest in France. He announced the arrival “in the coming days” of 400 additional gendarmes, while specifying that there had been “no real looting” so far. He also insisted on the need, in his opinion, to legislate on immigration there. Emmanuel Macron, who must also go there during the week, indicated for his part that he would declare national mourning.
For now, an initial report of 22 deaths and 1,400 injured has been revealed, but the authorities actually fear hundreds or even thousands of deaths in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The local prefect has set up a “mission to search for the dead”, but it will surely take “days and days” to measure the extent of the human tragedy, warned Bruno Retailleau. Faced with the emergency on site, an envelope of 655,000 euros was released by a decree this Tuesday morning to come to the aid of the devastated archipelago.
A boost before the holidays: the Christmas bonus will be paid into the bank accounts of certain social minimum beneficiaries, without any action to be taken, from this Tuesday. More than two million French people are entitled to it, in particular those who benefit from active solidarity income (RSA) in November or December 2024. In this case, the amount varies depending on the family situation and the number of dependent children in the household. Also affected are beneficiaries of the specific solidarity allowance (ASS) or the retirement equivalent allowance (AER), for whom the premium is this time fixed, rising to 152.45 euros. Regardless of the organization originating the payment, it is necessary to check that the personal information is up to date in its personal space.
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