Rains: Hundred Angry People Blocking the Street in Souillac

" It's now or never! " throw people in Souillac. More than a hundred homes are still flooded with water. The villagers are raised and the tension is palpable in Souillac. Police mended on the scene, trying to control the situation but the people refused to disperse as members of the site do not move for a finding places.

In other parts of the island the situation is no better. Flooding of any part, accidents or landslides are recognized. Essential services are hard at work to ensure the safety of Mauritians. Firefighters made more than thirty interventions since this morning and police were mended across the highway.

Indeed, the country is idling with the closure of offices of public service and the private sector. Torrential rains caused accumulations of water in several places such as Camp Chapelon, Pailles, Terre-Rouge, Cottage et à Curepipe and parts of the capital. Firefighters mobilize to try to evacuate flooded homes but they are overwhelmed by the number of calls for help from the public.

It was around nine o'clock, Wednesday, February 13, 2013, the head of the civil service, Suresh Seebaluck announced on a private radio the close of business of the civil service.

For his part Clensy Apavou, President of the Mauritius Employers Federation (MEF) has also announced the discontinuation of the offices of the private sector. "We had consultations with the government. We ask those who are en route to turn back and stay at home, " argues Clensy Apavou.

At the meteorological station of Vacoas, we learn that the warning of torrential rain could be maintained throughout the day.The risk of accumulation of water and fog will always be present.

At ten o'clock this Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 143.2 mm of rainfall was recorded at Mon Loisir Rouillard, 159.1mm in Belle Mare, 135.4 mm in Souillac, 73.4 mm in Port-Louis, Nouvelle Découverte 173.8 mm.