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In Reunion, this Wednesday, waves of 6 meters on average (and which can reach more than 12 meters) touched the coasts of the island.
A 72-year-old woman died, hit by a wave on the coast of Etang-Salé, in the southwest.
Her 47-year-old son was seriously injured.
Both had crossed a safety perimeter set up by the town hall for heavy swells.
Submersion wave vigilance has been lifted.
In Martinique, seizures of firearms have increased by 25% this year according to the Prefecture.
This figure was announced Thursday during a destruction operation.
In the port area of Fort-de-France, 692 weapons were destroyed: pistols, rifles and even weapons of war recovered by the police since 2019.
In Guyana, a WWF study warns of water pollution on the border with Suriname caused by illegal gold panning in the Haut Maroni region.
Every year, on June 29, Polynesia celebrates its autonomy.
For the occasion, a traditional double canoe was specially built and launched.
However, for the separatists, this anniversary date of the annexation of Polynesia by France in 1880 is a sad memory around which they held their own ceremony.
The inauguration of a statue immortalizing the handshake between Jean-Marie Tjibaou and Jacques Lafleur 34 years ago in New Caledonia also marked the history of the Pacific.
This symbol of reconciliation between loyalists and separatists now sits at Place de la Paix in Nouméa.
In Mayotte, a young Mahorais entrepreneur is launching an application allowing you to write SMS in the local language.
For this innovative project, Rachid Abdou Moussa won the Start-upper Challenge
The big Boucan has returned to Saint-Gilles!
The péi carnival of Reunion had disappeared for 2 years with the Covid-19 crisis.
It came back with a bang with nearly 15,000 attendees this year.
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