The floods which devastated the mountainous valleys of the Alpes-Maritimes almost a year ago have given rise to nearly 13,000 claims for a total amount of 217 million euros, the French Federation of France announced on Wednesday. assurance.
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We must add to this amount "
some 750 million euros of damage to public equipment
", not covered by insurance, said Xavier Pelletier, the delegated prefect in charge of the reconstruction of the valleys, at a point common press.
A historic natural disaster
"
In total, 12,980 claims were recorded for a total amount of 217 million euros,
" said the president of the French Insurance Federation, Florence Lustman. This amount is slightly higher than the first estimates of 210 million euros of insured damage provided in October 2020, less than two weeks after the disaster. "
Experts believe that it is the natural disaster which has caused the most damage in mainland France since the Second World War
", insisted Xavier Pelletier.
To date, "
92% of individuals have received first compensation
" mainly for their home or their car, added Florence Lustman, adding that this figure stood at "
89% for professionals
".
"
A small half (of the amount of compensation) has been paid,
" said the president of the FFA.
On October 2, 2020, very heavy rainfall caused deadly floods in the valleys of Vésubie, Roya and Tinée, in the hinterland of Nice and Menton, killing ten and missing eight.
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In the aftermath of the disaster, President Emmanuel Macron had promised that reconstruction would go very quickly. "
The president's commitments are kept,
" assured Xavier Pelletier, recalling that public aid for reconstruction and development reached 572 million. Among these aids, the Barnier fund, amounting to some 120 million, will make it possible to compensate the owners of "
420 properties affected which cannot be rehabilitated
".
