Figures which will perhaps be revised upwards, not all the damage having been identified for the time being.
Article written by franceinfo – with France Bleu Saint-Étienne Loire
Radio France
Published on 10/25/2024 10:06
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Rive-de-Gier in the Loire flooded on October 17, 2024. (JULIEN FRENOY / RADIO FRANCE)
The damage to public property after the floods of October 17 and 18 is estimated at at least 70 million euros, reports France Bleu Saint-Étienne Loire Friday October 25.
In the Gier valley, the amount is estimated at 50 million euros. The damage is considerable, particularly in Rive-de-Gier. The municipality has at least two million euros for municipal equipment such as roads and bridges, as well as weakened or even collapsed buildings. You must add the cost of renting cleaning equipment and those to unclog the pipes.
The community of communes of Pilat Rhodanien, in the south of the department, is counting on 20 million euros for its territory, announces the president on France Bleu Saint-Étienne Loire. Floods have wreaked havoc on roads and sewage treatment plants. “The sums add up quickly. The problem is that there is damage that we have been able to identify and others that we have not identified”deplores Serge Rault.
In the south of Pilat, the town of Bourg-Argental estimates its bill at two million euros. A figure which could also be revised upwards as many businesses have seen their premises damaged by water.
