Mayotte will have its first rainfall control radar at the end of 2027

This new radar is expected to better anticipate the risks associated with intense rainy events, particularly during cyclone storms with increasing precipitation.

On the second day of her visit, Minister for Ecological Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher visited various strategic locations to address the issue of water resources. Providing Mayotte with water "in a structural manner" is the stated objective of the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forestry, the Sea, and Fisheries, who visited the department this Tuesday. With a first stop at the Combani hill reservoir, Agnès Pannier-Runacher …

On an ochre-coloured, muddy track, the motorcade that accompanies the minister of ecological transition, biodiversity, forest, sea and fisheries, Agnes Pannier-Runacher, advances cautiously under the eyes of the inhabitants, surprised to see such a parade on Tuesday 15 April in the morning, in Combani. The minister recalled that the state has committed 210 million euros in the Mayotte Water Plan over the period 2024-2027. The archipelago enjoys …

Mamoudzou, 15 Apr 2025 (AFP) – The minister of ecological transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, announced Tuesday in Mayotte the upcoming installation of the very first "pluviometric control radar" in the only French department that is still without it. "We are going to install a rainfall control radar," she told the press, stating that [...]