Tag: Natural disasters
selective evacuations to Reunion Island
In Mayotte, evacuation operations continue for priority people to Reunion. Hundreds of people leave the archipelago every day on planes, in complicated and highly supervised evacuations. The gendarmerie is on…
It will be 20 years since the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia | News in brief
On December 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1 magnitude earthquake shook the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake triggered tidal waves up to 15 meters high, which hit…
first voluntary evacuations to the Comorian island of Anjouan
In Mayotte, more than ten days after the passage of Cyclone Chido, the first voluntary departures to the island of Anjouan began this Wednesday, December 25. Nearly 450 people left…
opening of a field hospital to accommodate “around a hundred patients per day”
Ten days after the passage of Cyclone Chido, the Mayotte archipelago continues to heal its wounds. The latest provisional report from the Ministry of the Interior shows 35 dead and…
associations in mainland France are mobilizing to deliver aid to Mayotte
Monday, December 23, France observed a day of national mourning, marking one week since the deadly passage of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. At 11 a.m., a minute of silence was…
France pays tribute to victims in the midst of controversy over aid
A week after the deadly passage of Cyclone Chido, emergency services are still hard at work in Mayotte to find the missing and restore water, electricity and communications. This Monday,…
France: “We must send mass aid to Mayotte to avoid anarchy,” argues MP Estelle Youssouffa
France declared a day of national mourning on Monday, December 23, due to the disaster caused by the passage of Cyclone Chido on Mayotte, Sunday, December 15. The provisional report…
in the Majicavo Koropa slum, a teacher searches for missing students
A week after the passage of Cyclone Chido, France pays tribute to the victims of Mayotte. This Monday, December 23, is declared a national day of mourning. The latest report…
Is the Mayotte disaster “only” climatic?
In Mayotte, 35 deaths and 2,500 injured have so far been counted by the French Ministry of the Interior, after the passage of Cyclone Chido which devastated the archipelago. While…
In Marseille, weak mobilization, but strong solidarity for stricken Mayotte
While the situation in Mayotte is catastrophic, a mobilization was organized in Marseille by associations of Mahorais and various left-wing political parties this Saturday afternoon, December 21. A gathering with…