The government launched the accelerated procedure on Monday to recognize the state of natural disaster in Guadeloupe, affected this weekend by Hurricane Tammy and the heavy rains that followed, announced the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin.
We have decided, with Philippe Vigier (Delegate Minister for Overseas Territories, Editor’s note), to initiate the accelerated procedure for recognizing the state of natural disaster in Guadeloupe, Grald Darmanin wrote on X (ex-Twitter).
Recognition of the state of natural disaster allows victims to be compensated.
The department of the Antilles, whose approximately 380,000 inhabitants were confined for part of the day on Saturday during the passage of the hurricane, suffered heavy rains and flooding on Sunday but the only damage recorded was material, no victims were reported. deplore so much.
Philippe Vigier arrived Monday afternoon (Paris evening) in Guadeloupe to establish an initial assessment of the damage.
There is no human drama, it’s already wonderful. The equipment will be repaired, he assured, noting that the consequences of Tammy were less painful than what was initially planned and welcoming the respect by the inhabitants of the confinement rules.
The delegated minister in charge of Overseas wanted to tell the inhabitants of the archipelago that the State is not abandoning you, quite the contrary, he explained to the press following a meeting with the president of the regional council. from Guadeloupe, Ary Chalus, to Les Abymes.
The strong winds of the category 1 hurricane particularly affected the islands of La Désirade and Marie-Galante. The entire weather episode disrupted drinking water supplies and electricity supplies, and damaged roads in places.
Several drinking water production plants were still shut down on Monday due to heavy rain and storms, said the joint union managing the Guadeloupe network.
As the drinking water network is disrupted and the quality of the water is impacted, like every bad weather it is recommended not to consume water while awaiting analyzes from the regional health agency (ARS), added the operator in a press release.