Mayotte：こんどは大雨洪水

　近辺は雨季なんでしょう。先日90年来で初めてという大嵐に見舞われたMayotteでさらに大雨洪水。被害がなかった最後の村も水に沈んだ―ってナウシカみたいな書き出しである。

「The French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has been hit by further heavy rains, leading to flooding and mudslides, one month after Cyclone Chido devastated large parts of the islands and left dozens dead.」

BBC Mayotte hit by floods and mudslides from second storm 17 hours ago

Robert Plummer

　…フランス海外領土にして、フランス最貧地域のひとつ。

「Videos on social media show downed power lines and some flooding. Local TV reported that the southern village of Mbouini, the only settlement left untouched by Cyclone Chido, was under water.」

　公式には32万人いるが、まあざっと10～20万ほど不法滞在者がいるだろう、という。

「In Mayotte, one of the poorest parts of France, many residents live in shanty towns.

Officially the archipelago has 320,000 residents, but authorities estimate about 100,000 to 200,000 undocumented migrants may also be living there.

On 14 December, Cyclone Chido became the worst storm to hit Mayotte in 90 years, bringing winds of up to 260 km/h (160mph) and flattening areas where people lived in shacks with metal roofs.」

　そんな状態では被害調査もなかなかできなかろう。