A week after the passage of the devastating cyclone Chido, Bruno Retailleau promised the imminent return of running water for the inhabitants of Mayotte. Mahorese MP Estelle Youssouffa (Liot) denounced a “communication operation”.
A government “communication” of “rare obscenity”. The criticism comes from Liot MP from Mayotte, Estelle Youssouffa. The archipelago was hit by violent tropical cyclone Chido on Saturday December 14. The cyclone swept across the island with winds of up to 230 km/h, destroying entire neighborhoods. The toll is likely to be very heavy in Mayotte. At least 35 people died. “It will take days and days” to find all the victims, said the resigning Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau. In an interview with the Journal du Dimanche, he assured that “90% of the population will be connected to running water, two days out of three for eight hours via what we call water towers”. “False” information, replied Estelle Youssouffa on France Inter.
The MP accused the Minister of the Interior of carrying out “his communications operation in Mayotte” before leaving. Since her departure from the archipelago, she has “not had any news, not a message from the Ministry of the Interior”. But Bruno Retailleau “continues to do interviews, to proclaim information that is false. There is no water in Mayotte,” she declared.
The timing of the announcement of the new government closely scrutinized
Estelle Youssouffa also denounced “the general obsession of the political class in Paris” regarding the reshuffle. The government’s announcement could come this Monday, December 23, a day of national mourning for Mayotte. “I find it so contemptuous, so serious, so mediocre,” added the MP before saying: “We don’t care about Mayotte, it’s serious.” Despite clear signs of progress on Sunday, the executive couple failed to unveil a new government on Sunday. And the timing looks tight in order to be able to form a new government team “before Christmas”. François Bayrou finds himself stuck between an announcement on Tuesday December 24, the eve of the holidays and the Christmas truce, or this Monday, a day of national mourning.