In Mayotte, Water Towers Are Putting Residents and Businesses to the Test - Mayotte Hebdo

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Since 2023, water has flowed only intermittently in Mayotte. But for over a week, in the south and west of the island, the rhythm has become relentless: twenty-four hours of water, ninety-six hours of outage. The cause is maintenance work at the Ourovéni water treatment plant, which is reducing production by around 6,000 m³ per day. A necessary measure, they say, but one whose consequences weigh heavily on the daily lives of families and on econ…

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To allow work to be done at the Ouroveni plant, the Mahorese Water Society (SMAE) has set up an exceptional planning of "water towers" from 11 to 24 October 2025. According to this calendar, the communes of the Petite-Terre, the slaughterhouse and Pamandzi, have to benefit from 24 hours of opening for 48 hours of cut-off. But on the ground, the reality seems very different. Several inhabitants claim to face prolonged cuts, sometimes up to three …