The island of Mayotte was devastated by Cyclone Chido. Photo Profimedia
Less than a month after the devastating passage of Cyclone Chido, the French archipelago of Mayotte, located in the Indian Ocean, was again put under a red alert on Saturday evening, awaiting the passage of the storm Dikeledi , announced as very rainy.
The red alert involves “the prohibition of movement by land and sea”, “go to the beach”, “stay out of the house”, explained the prefect of Mayotte, François-Xavier Bieuville, reports AFP and Agerpres.
The airport is closed from 18:00 local time (17:00 in Romania). “We have to prepare for this event that will start at night, rather at the end of the night, and that will continue for a good part of the morning or even the whole day tomorrow, Sunday,” said the prefect.
The storm is expected to hit the northeastern coast of Madagascar in the early evening, then pass through the Mozambique Channel during the night of Saturday to Sunday before reaching the south of Mayotte on Sunday, according to Météo-France forecasts.
“A clear deterioration of weather conditions related to the wind, but especially in terms of precipitation is expected from the end of the following night” in Mayotte, Météo-France warned.
Mid December, Cyclone Chido, the most devastating to hit the small archipelago in the last 90 years, it has caused at least 39 deaths and more than 5,600 injuries in the archipelago, destroying many houses and severely affecting infrastructure, such as the hospital that was functioning at the end of this week at 70%, he indicated the prefect .
