Less than a month after the devastating cyclone Chido, Mayotte is preparing to be hit by another storm, Dikeledi.
In anticipation, the archipelago has been placed on orange vigilance, but could “very probably” switch to red vigilance, according to the Minister of Overseas Affairs, Manuel Valls.
The prefecture calls for “extreme vigilance”.
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RED ALERT FROM TONIGHT
The authorities had warned: the red cyclone alert in Mayotte will be triggered this evening, at 10 p.m. local time (8 p.m. in Paris).
MAYOTTE ON ALERT
Less than a month after the devastating cyclone Chido, the inhabitants of Mayotte must prepare for the passage of tropical storm Dikeledi. The orange alert which prevailed this Saturday could lead to the triggering of the red alert in the evening, warned the Minister of Overseas Territories Manuel Valls and the prefect of Mayotte.
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Barely recovered from Chido, Mayotte is preparing to experience a new hurricane, Dikeledi. The archipelago was once again placed on orange cyclone alert this Saturday, January 11, in anticipation of this tropical storm which is expected to be very rainy. This vigilance could evolve in the coming hours, until reaching red vigilance, indicated the prefecture and the Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls.
-“Very probably and very surely, we will trigger the red alert at the end of the day or this evening because we must protect the populations,” explained the minister on BFMTV. “This very humid tropical storm is arriving in an extremely fragile territory, with the psychological state of the population, vulnerable infrastructure, unstable soils. There is a risk of flooding, mudslides, coastal submersion.”
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“We must seriously prepare for the possibility of the cyclone passing as closely as possible and the red alert being triggered”warned the prefecture of this overseas department of 320,000 inhabitants. While the archipelago was destroyed by Cyclone Chido, the minister announced accordingly “a stronger mobilization compared to any other alert of this type”including “more than 700 staff spread across 17 municipalities to help the populations”.
The prefecture has already announced the closure of the Marcel Henry international airport, “until further notice”. “A single barge will ensure rotations until 7 p.m. today, provided that navigation and safety conditions permit”indicated the prefecture, calling “to the extreme vigilance of the entire population”.
