Heavi Rains : Food Crops Affected 30%

In addition to the shortfall estimated at Rs 300 million for the interruption of economic activities in the morning yesterday after the panic caused by torrential rains, the first details of assessment made by the authorities indicate that the main impact will be felt in food crops, including field vegetables growers have been severely affected by floods and overflows. On the other hand, problems are to be expected at the collection of household refuse with the temporary closure of the landfill Mare Chicose. On the social level, the authorities identified in yesterday afternoon flooded 591 houses across the island, the majority in the region north of the capital, or Abercrombie and Holy Cross, while the number of victims in centers refuge was 290 yesterday still before the end of the warning of torrential rains.

Statements provided the first members of the Disaster Coordination Committee, established under the National Disaster Coordination and Operations Centre (NDOCC) argue that food production, mainly vegetables, has been assigned to about 30%, while damage to cane are called minimal considering the growth stage of the field. Technicians from various services in the agricultural sector will make sharper statements for further evaluation in this area and decide how to proceed.

Implications damage will be felt in the coming days in vegetable prices set on the market. On this morning, the new prices were not yet in force. But with the disposal of stocks of vegetables, mainly shooting, and also the love apple, harvested early in the week, the mercurial should see significant changes in the coming days.

Overflows and floods have made strain on the country's physical infrastructure. Since yesterday, the landfill Mare-Chicose is temporarily closed due to flooding on this site. This morning, no information was available as to its return to service.

Though the collection of garbage across the island will continue to be with transit centers still operational, concerns were expressed about closure too prolonged Mare Chicose Landfill. In the right circles, it was understood this morning that systematic monitoring of the evolution of the situation is underway.

Overflows

On the road network, Souillac Bridge remains closed to traffic while pedestrians can cross in both directions. This morning, traffic was forbidden on part of the Moka road due to a landslide early and excavation in progress.

During peak rains, roads Anse Jonchée / Old Grand Port and Salazie / The Nicolière were clogged with debris and mud brought down by the excesses. Elements of the Special Mobile Force (SMF) were called in to restore the traffic on these sections.

Lardier Bridges and La Chartreuse in the East and Mon-Goûtin in the North have experienced dangerous overflows with risks for users. The roads to Gokoola Friendship and Belle Vue Harel were impassable in yesterday morning while traffic was severely affected due to the National accumulations of water up to the bridge to St. Louis straws, and Thumb Creek near Rogers House.

Moreover, the general compiled at the Disaster Coordination Committee is that the overflow on the roads across the island and flooding of houses are mainly due to clogged drains and non-maintained and the water from the sugar cane fields and prepared under the épierrés derocking.

Torrential rains yesterday morning affected 591 houses: 455 in the region of Abercrombie, 67 in Roche-Bois, 39 in urban South of the capital, which Bain des Dames, three Plain of Papaya, Cottage seven, five and 15 Fouquereaux Camp in Souillac, in the village of Fragmentation VRS. Firefighters had to intervene during the day for emergency operations.

The number of refugees in refuge centers was 290, distributed as follows: 56 in Roche-Bois Refugee Centre, 20 in the center of Sainte refuge Cross, 92 to the Baie-du-Tombeau, 36 Bain des Dames, Vallijee 20, 11 at Camp Fouquereaux five in Souillac, 28 and 22 at Cottage Plain of papayas.