high voltage operation

On drone images provided by the prefecture of Mayotte, we can see men, some hooded, forming a dam. The goal: to prevent the police from passing. On the ground, a CRS company was sent as reinforcements. They’re trying to secure the perimeter. However, a hostile group perched on the heights began throwing stones at them. The images provided by the authorities show the rise in tensions which have lasted for several days.

Homes under attack

In Mamoutzou, a garbage truck was set on fire on Monday morning. Residents’ homes were also attacked with molotoff cocktails. A Frenchwoman is overwhelmed by the insecurity raging on the island. “We are afraid for us, we are afraid for our children. We can no longer go out, we are cloistered”, she confides in her house. While reinforcements continue to arrive, bringing the number of police and gendarmes to 1,800, identity checks are increasing on the island’s roads. Objective: find weapons and possible migrants who have arrived illegally.