Crisis narratives and (dis)placement: Space, time and earthquakes in Mayotte

Mori, Miki

doi:10.1016/j.amper.2021.100078

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“…Although the earthquakes were of moderate intensity, they affected vulnerable buildings, and their multiplication caused the appearance of cracks leading some municipalities to close schools (Sira et al, 2018). Local observers reported strong anxiety among inhabitants, many people leaving their houses to sleep outside (Mori, 2021;Fallou et al, 2020; it was also reported in our interviews). They also testified to a general feeling of confusion linked to the unfamiliar nature of the hazard and to a lack of information.…”

Section: A Recurring Complaint About a Lack Of Informationsupporting

confidence: 76%

“…Since 2011, Mayotte has been regularly shaken by social crises. The most recent one, which brought the economy to a standstill for 2 months in the spring of 2018, was just ending as the first earthquakes began (Roinsard, 2019;Mori, 2021). Lastly, the absence in living memory of seismic and volcanic events in Mayotte meant that part of the inhabitants were relatively naïve about such risks (although people coming from the neighboring Comoros islands may have experienced previous seismic and volcanic crises as four eruptions occurred in 2005, 2006, and 2007; see Morin et al, 2016).…”

Section: A Vulnerable Territorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…8992, 27 November 2018, Ali, 2018). Among the incorrect explanations that had emerged, a popular one was that the earthquakes were caused by oil exploration off the coast of Mayotte (Fallou et al, 2020;Mori, 2021). The hypothesis of a volcanic cause had also surfaced: it was discussed on the websites of national scientific laboratories (EOST, 2018b; IPGP, 2018) and in the local press (e.g., YD, 2018) as early as May-June 2018.…”

Section: Phase A: From the Beginning Of The Crisis To February 2019mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Risk communication during seismo-volcanic crises: the example of Mayotte, France

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Abstract. Population information is a fundamental issue for effective disaster risk reduction. As demonstrated by numerous past and present crises, implementing an effective communication strategy is, however, not a trivial matter. This paper draws lessons from the seismo-volcanic “crisis” that began in the French overseas department of Mayotte in May 2018 and is still ongoing today. Mayotte's case study is interesting for several reasons: (i) although the seismo-volcanic phenomenon itself is associated with moderate impacts, it triggered a social crisis that risk managers themselves qualified as “a communication crisis”, (ii) risks are perceived mostly indirectly by the population, which poses specific challenges, in particular to scientists who are placed at the heart of the risk communication process, and (iii) no emergency planning or monitoring had ever been done in the department of Mayotte with respect to volcanic issues before May 2018, which means that the framing of monitoring and risk management, as well as the strategies adopted to share information with the public, has evolved significantly over time. Our first contribution here is to document the gradual organization of the official response. Our second contribution is an attempt to understand what may have led to the reported “communication crisis”. To that end, we collect and analyze the written information delivered by the main actors of monitoring and risk management to the public over the last 3 years. Finally, we compare its volume, timing, and content with what is known of at-risk populations' information needs. Our results outline the importance of ensuring that communication is not overly technical, that it aims to inform rather than reassure, that it focuses on risk and not only on hazard, and that it provides clues to possible risk scenarios. We issue recommendations for improvement of public information about risks, in the future, in Mayotte but also elsewhere in contexts where comparable geo-crises may happen.

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Section: A Recurring Complaint About a Lack Of Informationsupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: A Vulnerable Territorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Phase A: From the Beginning Of The Crisis To February 2019mentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…This is because the language analyzed in the studies is closely linked to the overall narrative structure and thus it is important to describe it. For an in-depth narrative analyses, see Mori [2021]. Most stories begin with individuals inside their houses.…”

Section: Overall Story Structure Via Chronotopementioning

confidence: 99%

Storytelling, language, and the earthquake swarm of May 2018: Insights into Shimaore and Kibushi from narrative analysis

Mori¹

2023

Comptes Rendus. Géoscience

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“…Since then, Mayotte has been regularly shaken by social crises. Widespread strikes and roadblocks had been marring everyday life on the island for several months when the seismic crisis began [Roinsard, 2019, Mori, 2021. Lastly, the absence in living memory of seismic and volcanic events in Mayotte meant that part of the inhabitants were relatively naïve about such risks [although people coming from the neighboring Comoros islands might have experienced previous seismic and volcanic crises as four eruptions occurred in , 2006, see Morin et al, 2016.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mayotte’s seismo-volcanic “crisis” in news accounts (2018–2021)

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Mayotte's seismo-volcanic crisis gave rise to extensive media coverage in the local, regional and national daily press. Analyzing the news narratives allows us to bring to light the representations that readers are confronted with when they try to inform themselves about the situation. This article brings together the sciences of risk, language and communication in order to analyse these plurivocal narratives, in which the scientific community is given pride of place. It shows how the voices of the main actors (the inhabitants, the administrative and scientific authorities) are put on the stage, conveying differing representations, differing forms of explanation and contributing to an effect of "enunciatory muddling". It aims to provide food for thought for people called upon to intervene in the media, in Mayotte or elsewhere.Résumé. La crise sismo-volcanique de Mayotte a donné lieu à une large couverture médiatique dans la presse quotidienne locale, régionale et nationale. L'analyse de ces récits médiatiques permet de mettre en lumière les représentations auxquelles les lecteurs sont confrontés lorsqu'ils tentent de s'informer sur la situation. Cet article associe les sciences du risque, du langage et de la communication afin d'analyser ces récits à plusieurs voix, dans lesquels la place accordée à la communauté scientifique apparaît centrale. Il montre comment les paroles des principaux acteurs (la population, les autorités administratives et les scientifiques) sont mises en scène, véhiculant des représentations qui empruntent à différentes formes et fonctions de l'explication et contribuant à un effet de « brouillage énonciatif ». Il vise ainsi à nourrir la réflexion des personnes conduites à intervenir dans les médias, à Mayotte ou ailleurs.

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Crisis narratives and (dis)placement: Space, time and earthquakes in Mayotte

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Risk communication during seismo-volcanic crises: the example of Mayotte, France

Risk communication during seismo-volcanic crises: the example of Mayotte, France

Storytelling, language, and the earthquake swarm of May 2018: Insights into Shimaore and Kibushi from narrative analysis

Mayotte’s seismo-volcanic “crisis” in news accounts (2018–2021)

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