After the damage, the repairs. The government has initiated the accelerated procedure to recognize the state of natural disaster in Guadeloupe, affected this weekend by Hurricane Tammy and the heavy rains that followed, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, announced on Monday.
“We have decided, with Philippe Vigier (delegate minister responsible for overseas territories), to initiate the accelerated procedure for recognizing the state of natural disaster in Guadeloupe,” wrote Gérald Darmanin on X (ex-Twitter).
The Antilles department, whose approximately 380,000 inhabitants were confined for part of Saturday during the passage of the hurricane, suffered heavy rains and floods on Sunday. The only damage recorded was material, with no casualties reported.
Minister Philippe Vigier was due to arrive on the island Monday afternoon (evening in Paris) to take stock of the hurricane. The climatic phenomenon, which particularly affected the islands of La Désirade and Marie-Galante, disrupted the supply of drinking water, the supply of electricity and damaged the roads in places.