Today was the fifth day of non-stop torrential rain. Let's forget the official water level and such things, it could be SEEN that the situation in the streets and bus stations was not appropriate for kids to go out. But then very important persons do not have the time too look out and SEE whether children could go to school or not. The day started normally until children had to be sent back home and some work places evacuated. Roads were flooded and buses stopped working in some regions of the island.
Still the good thing they're stressing on is that most kids returned home safe and sound and tomorrow would be a no-school day but then that adolescent girl who died will not be brought to life, no matter how much the Minister regrets this.
I sincerely regret the loss of lives that this bad weather brought and I hope something could be done to have a better disaster management next time.
A related read: Bilan la pluie on MBB.
Pictures: Thanks to Roshan and L'Express.
Mo pa ti penser ki ena aussi inondation ki sa curepipe!
ReplyDeleteIn rosehill pa ti sa kantite la.Eh bez sa,pays la a l'envers net sa.Get sa letemps azordi la,in deja gagne cyclone pa aussi fort ki sa.Tou sa ban zenfan lecole la kin trempe le matin lot ki lecole couler tou.Encore 1 fois trouver ki vraimem mank 1 dimoune ki cav prend decision dan pays.Chakun blame so camarade dans sa zafer la.
It's sad to heard about the loss of a young woman. May her soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeletehell yeah. i totally agree with you and with what kenny said, no one to take the appropriate decisions...where is the pm? where the hell is he? am i mad or is it like totally unacceptable that he appears to be nonexistent in those kind of situations!!! no comments, nothing...does he actually give a fuck?
ReplyDeletezot p dir 1 ta criteres lor mbc mai o fait zot p prend dimoune pou couyons! voila tou.
ReplyDeletecki ine ariver zordi la ti aaaaaaaaa je trouve pas les mots!
ReplyDeletefran tou, zot pran dimoun pou mari couyon!
the system is all fucked up!
"Still the good thing they're stressing on is that most kids returned home safe and sound."
ReplyDeleteThis is a stupid statement... Like ok send your kids to schools, but hey we give no guarantee that they'd return.
And anyway, missing one day of school doesn't make you unsuccessful in life. So why having school on rainy days?? Some teacher's don't do anything in classes on these days..
No rain, people are dying of thirst. Too much water, people are still dying. It's a mixed up world
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Oh WOW, how terribly tragic! And completely unnecessary like you said!
ReplyDeletehmm ... he should have closed the schools that day... oneday.. or even one week of missed school would not have done that much damage to that gal... anyway all we can do is to pray for her.. and god give stregth to her family... its nt easy to lose a youg child..
ReplyDeleteDharam Gokhool ine faner grave. zot tou p dir sa. meme meteo pe fonctione kumen malade astere.
ReplyDeletewow! good thing you wrote this moo. I was sad to know that. poor girl. I'm so sorry. the system sucks
ReplyDeleteHi. I wish to say that no one could predict that. What happened was a surprise and it was impossible for the minister to give orders so quickly
ReplyDeleteTo everyone, yeah a terrible mistake occurred and no one took the responsibility. The minister just said he regrets. Like he really gives a damn! duh!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, the rain had reached its 5th day, it was obvious that there would be floods. Of what surprise are you speaking of?? it was no surprise
anonymous r u living in mauritius or on mount himalayas with the apes?
ReplyDeletedidnt u see the pictures?
I think u didnt go out yesterday morning.Mon mem trouve 1 loto kin bez dan canale telment dilo pe deborder.
to ti cav ouvert to la fenetre to get 1 coute au moins.
In one way ur right,the minister could nt give orders cause he was still sleeping!
So heres how it like e.minister day:line fer grasse matinee ziska 11hr n apres lin fini prend so petit dejeuner,lave so ti lipied,get impe ticomic n then tel meteo demand 1 cout.
Meteo labas ban la pe prend zot dejeuner n pe manz zot ti dipain.Lot la in dire ministre pa cass tete nanier pa habitier arriver(dont worry cause everything gonna be alright).
Guys got to pray for the girl's family.Tht must be a real hard blow.everthing is broken nw.hw can we live after losing a child.nothing is the same since yesterday.the sky is still blue for us but will ever be grey for them
Bien dit sa Kenny. Anonymous why don't you say who you are? Are you so blinded that you don't see the situation? perhaps where you live there was no flood but in other places there were and the floods were terrible threats to children. as a proof of this, the death that resulted.
ReplyDeletewhat if li dire pena lekol and then zenfan rate class pou narien? the minister of education is not the only one responsible. heads of school aussi pane faire zot travaille bien.
ReplyDeleteanonymous, b ti pou bon si li ti dir pena lekol ek narien pa ariver. at least bne zenfan pa ti pou ale mort lor chemin!!
ReplyDeleterate ene zour lecole pa plis grave ki trouve la mort...mais bon mane autorité zot penser kine employe zot entan ki touriste. :)
ReplyDeleteParents are equally responsible in this case. They could have refrained their children from going to school when they saw that streets were flooded.
ReplyDeletehmmm sooo Mauritius...the level of incompetency of them authorities hasn't improved much! but the blame and responsibility are also shared with them parents as well. why the heck did they allow their kids to attend school in such weather? why don't they use some gray matter and do realise that them head of state/ politicians/ decision-makers are not always the best the country can offer?
ReplyDeleteHello Morinn. mo ti envie ajouté que dan nou pei bane parents plus concernés avec compétition plutôt ki securite zot propre zenfants. a cause ca ki zot pane empeche zot zenfant alle lekol. zot pensé zenfants la pou rate zot bane leçons en classe.
ReplyDeleteI agree with u morinn.kan mo lire tou sa mo pose moi 1 question.ki valeur nou la vie a maurice aujourdhui?
ReplyDeleteMem si ti ena 10 ou 20 mort hier,gouvernment ti pou trouve 1 excuse.L'indiference li malheureusement la.Accident li arriver je l'accorde.Mais eski si to debout au milieu sime atan loto bat r toi,to considere sa accident mem?
zenes mauricien,politik ki nou pe trouver azordi la in fini viex sa.
diboute nou al vers lavenir.
hats off for this post morinn and to all those who have given their opinions here. I see some people are not indifferent and stupid and that is encouraging to us mauritians. may this sad incident serve as and example and reminder. sadly no strict actions have been taken and we have not even seen an apology on the part of the minister.
ReplyDeleteoui 10 ou 20 ou mem 5 morts li toujours bane lavie perdues. vous les jeunes zot bizin prend le dessus, coument kenny a dit.
but it is regretable to see youngsters more concerned and responsible than grown up politicians.
astride has risen a good point here, about the competition in schools. parents think that if they refrain their children from going to school, the child "pou perdi". C a dir ki so banes camarades pou cone plis ki li. c'est 1 probleme de mentaliter et c'est sa aussi la cause sa bane problemes ki ti ariver hier la.
ReplyDeletemanes parents pa bizin ecoute seki dir dan radio astere. zot bizin prend zot propre decisions. acoz ministre education pa gagne letemps faire coner si ena risk
ReplyDeleteMorina for the win ;)
ReplyDeleteJess, yup zot p fr tourist ici ek nou les citoyens ki bizin decider ki pou fr! extra sa!!
ReplyDeleteRikesh, yeah parents have their share of responsibility as well but as other people said, parents don't want their children to miss classes
waz, yeah, the problem is that people rely too much on official decisions. they won't allow their kids to remain at home unless we got an official announcement.
astride, wai c triste ki bne parents pense kumsa. bne zenfan c pa bne robots kan mem!
kenny, wai no matter comier dimune mort, limportance c ki ine gagne bne cas de mort. c vraiment revoltant ki persone pane excuse zot. kan dharam gokhool ti appear dan info li ti plito pou confirme deces la plito ki apologize pou sa.
Steff thanks. Yeah it's truly great that everyone is having the courage to express themselves frankly. That's great. And I encourage everyone to stand by their convictions cause they are right.
dee, yeah bizin fr parents change zot facon penser...
zayd, wai c sure. i think next time parents pa pou ecouter em radio pou decide sa. kumen ena la pli, direct, zenfan ress lakaz. :D
pravesh, thanks. lol
Guys what do you propose can be done? mo trouver kenny and dee bien involved ladans. ki zotte penser nous capav faire la?
ReplyDeleteFor the minister's own peace of mind, he should step down. He is looking like a real coward as from now.
ReplyDeletetousa akoz ene ban plok ki dirige nou...exkizz mo vulgarité, mais la bizin dire la verite!!!
ReplyDeletechristophe wa man dans sa manes situations la vulgariter meme ki marser.
ReplyDeletemo gagne plorer kan mo trouve cadave sa tifi la hier lor info. c'est triste. pa kav laisse sa aller coumsa meme.
ReplyDeleteyannick, ti pou bon si kan nou propose kitsoz ti kav met sa en action. sinon mo penser meilleur zafer bne responsab du gouvernement ek meteo kav fr c pa fr sa meme erreur la enkor 1 fois.
ReplyDeleteantish, wai c vrai. mai to croir li ena 1 conscience? :P
christophe & bhavish, ti pou bon si zot ti kav dir banla sa directement :P
sophie, wi moi si mo ti triste kan mone guet sa. li vine pli vrai kan zot montrer toi cadavre la, image la rester.
Nice approach in relating what happened Morinn. :D It's great to see people responding as they did.
ReplyDeleteNice article and it contains many truth. I hope your message is passed. Keep writing.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Farzhana.
i agree with your point of view morinn. rock on.
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by people ;)
ReplyDeleteGokhool bisin demissioner. li pa faire naryen de toute maniere meme.
ReplyDeletesack dharam! moricien bizin fini trouver now. li pa pense pou bien etre bannes zeleves ditout
ReplyDeleteI hope the weather will be better in your country soon.
ReplyDeletehey dimoune pe laguere acoze subside de 5000 roupies lor chemin astere. ki zot penser?
ReplyDeleteIn a speech to the Arya Sabha today Dharam Gokhool says not to criticize people without any valid reason. He is taking people for stupids!! Isn't the four dead a valid reason?
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