The situation in Mayotte, after the passage of Cyclone Chido. Evacuation operations continue. The latest provisional report from the Ministry of the Interior shows 39 dead and more than 4,000 injured. The Prime Minister and five of his ministers are expected to arrive on December 29. Furthermore, for two days, the Mayotte field hospital has been operational at the Cavani stadium in Mamoudzou.
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Located in the southern districts of Mamoudzou, the field hospital treated 520 patients in 36 hours. On site in Mamoudzou, the mission of this hospital is to relieve congestion in local structures Mayotte. For Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Pagès, head of the rescue detachment, the hospital is already operating at full capacity.
“ There were 45 surgical operations and there was a birth, he says. These are interventions, either under general anesthesia or local-regional. When we see the queue at the entrance, we see that there is high demand. »
The usual hospital marked by six-hour queues
More than fifty rescuers work there. The aim of this structure is to relieve congestion in the Mayotte hospital center, partly damaged by the Cyclone Chido. For the mayor of Mamoudzou, Abdelwahed Soumaila, the hospital comes at the right time.
“ This really, really relieved the Mayotte hospital center. Many people are injured. When we ask them the question, did you go to the hospital, they say that they went there, that they waited four, five, even six hours without being seen. So they left again. This allows us to tell them: “go to Cavani, there is a field hospital which is operational”. Giving them information is also very important. »
For Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Pagès, head of the rescue detachment, this hospital is above all a “ logistical challenge “.
The field hospital is 380 m³ of material and 70 tonnes. It is a real logistical challenge to deploy this hospital in an area like Mayotte.
Lieutenant-Colonel Pagès talks about a logistical challenge
Made up of around thirty tents, the field hospital is completely autonomous. It can operate for 20 to 30 days thanks to systems producing water and energy. He will stay there as long as necessary.
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