For a week, the Alpes-Maritimes and more particularly Nice have been affected by heavy rain. Consequence: numerous landslides and mudslides were observed. A threat that hangs over the people of Nice with the arrival of a new Mediterranean episode.
Tinée Valley, Èze, La Trinité… For several days, the Alpes-Maritimes have been experiencing repeated landslides. In Nice, heavy downpours caused significant damage to many homes and roads, which sometimes collapsed. So much so that Christian Estrosi requested on Wednesday February 28 that the city of Nice be classified as a state of natural disaster.
A new Mediterranean episode is expected on the Côte d’Azur on Sunday March 3, where 50 millimeters of rain, the equivalent of a month of precipitation, is expected to fall in Nice. Enough to bring back the anxiety of the inhabitants faced with the threat of new landslides.
A few days ago, Bénédicte witnessed a mudslide, which almost swept away her and her dog. “I went down on foot, and when we arrived with the dog, everything collapsed,” she says. “We were very scared.”
“It’s getting better, but it’s been a very hard week.” The landslide is still clearly visible almost a week after the incident, and it is now time for repairs.
The town hall assures to anticipate
The work, although undertaken, takes time. Boulevard Carnot had to be closed for five days due to subsidence and traffic will continue to alternate there for several weeks. A hard blow for the traders of the route who expect a drop in their customers.
“I lost more than 50% of my turnover,” laments Aurélia Guiral, baker. “We’ve only been open for a year, we don’t have the strength to last long.”
The Nice town hall, for its part, wants to reassure. After this series of landslides, it ensures that it anticipates the next bad weather, sometimes even by advancing the costs necessary for work on private plots.
“But today, in a city like Nice, there are many private owners, with very significant sums that will have to be committed, and I think that this deserves a global reflection at the national level,” believes Gaël Nofri , traffic assistant at Nice town hall.
In February, 236 millimeters of rain fell in Nice, the equivalent of four months of precipitation. More than 110 millimeters of rain were also recorded in the space of 24 hours on Sunday February 25, a record for the second month of the year in this town not used to taking out umbrellas.
Benoît Ruiz and Pierre Louis Boucé, with Juliette Moreau Alvarez
2024-03-02 10:08:20
#collapsed #Nice #anguish #residents #repeated #landslides
