The bad weather in June caused 550 million euros in damage according to insurance

Between June 16 and 29, thunderstorms and floods that affected part of France, caused around 235,000 claims at an estimated cost of 550 million euros. Figure communicated this Thursday by the French Insurance Federation (FFA). “The main material damage included the flooding of many homes and public buildings, as well as collapsing and blowing up roofs.“, specified the FFA.

“The job of insurers is to protect and we are fully mobilized, alongside the victims and the public authorities. Faced with the proliferation of bad weather linked to global warming, the mobilization of all public and private actors is an absolute necessity“, underlined Florence Lustman, president of the FFA, quoted in the press release.

Five territories concentrate most of the damage

Among the five most affected territories, which are Ile-de-France, Aisne, Gironde, Marne and Oise, Ile-de-France has concentrated “the vast majority of damage“. The thunderstorms which affected a large part of France in June caused various local bad weather with gusts, hailstones or intense precipitation, which caused a mudslide in the Puy-de-Dôme. In Beauvais. , a missing teenager was found dead after falling into the river.

According to insurers, “this episode can be compared to the floods and hailstorms between May 25 and June 14, 2018, which caused 273,000 claims at a cost of 731 million euros“.

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