The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and the resigned Minister of Foreign Affairs, François-Noël Buffet, arrived in Mayotte shortly after 10 a. m. on Thursday, December 19.
Une visite exceptionnelle pour témoigner aux habitants sinistrés, le soutien de l’Etat et sa mobiliser pour répondre aux nombreuses urgences sur le territoire : manque d’eau, de nourriture, d’électricité, de réseau de communication ou encore d’essence.
According to the program announced for this visit: the president will fly over the island by helicopter, one of the only tactics to evaluate the state of the scene. The Head of State will then have to move on to the CHM, which was severely affected by Cyclone Chido. It will provide “an update on the situation to all agents involved,” according to the Mayotte prefecture.
In particular, you will meet with caregivers and the patients being cared for. You will then have to go to a destroyed neighborhood, probably in what was a shanty town, absolutely devastated by the cyclone. Emmanuel Macron will have to talk to the emergency services and elected officials.
The presidential plane arrived empty, it also brought 4 tons of food and fitness equipment, as well as lifeguards as reinforcements.