The Plaisance airport which was closed during the cyclone was reopened around 15:30. The flights were rescheduled. Most electricity lines have withstood the gusts of over 120 km / h.
Refugs centres saw approximately 80 people. There are many road accidents and a minor victim.
Elements of the Special Mobile Force (SMF) and the Special Support Unit (SSU) have been hard at work in several places to clear roads.
Intervention of the SMF to clear roads
These are places located in the hills that were watered especially this weekend. The highest rainfall was recorded at Mare aux Vacoas during the weekend. 68 millimeters of rainfall was recorded between Saturday (16 hours) and Sunday (16h). (See table below). Apart from Vacoas Grand Bassin, Plaisance, Quatre-Bornes and Mare-aux-Vacoas, other places recorded rainfall falling within the range of 1 to 25mm.
The National Disaster Coordinating Committee (NDCC) was held after the lifting of the hurricane warning Sunday afternoon. The Committee notes that the situation is under control and no major incidents related to the cyclone can be reported, if not a fatal accident Saturday night in Powder-d'Or. All parties concerned, including the police, the Central Electricity Board (CEB), the Central Water Authority (CWA), Mauritius Telecom (MT) and the Fire Services were in constant contact after the warning class 3 in the country and only a few isolated cases have been recorded on a failure in the provision of water and electricity.
Meanwhile, the Special Mobile Force (SMF) was called to clear some roads blocked by trees. According to our information, the situation should return to normal as quickly as possible.
The NDCC met Saturday immediately central to the Barracks III issued the alert. The purpose of this meeting was to ensure that all relevant authorities take the necessary steps to deal with any eventuality. Met under the leadership of Police Commissioner, Dhun Iswar Rampersad, several institutions were present, including the various units of the police force, firefighters, representatives of CEB, CWA and those of MT.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mario Nobin told the press that the police divided the island into four zones and teams were stationed in strategic locations such as hospitals. "We are ready to intervene at any time during this hurricane season," says it. For their part, the CEB and the Central Water Authority have said they will maintain their services as long as possible.
