After record rain and several landslides, Nice requests a state of natural disaster. The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, wrote to the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, following the intense rains at the beginning of the week.

According to the various weather reports, so much rain has not fallen in 24 hours in Nice since 1947, the start of records. This is one of the wettest winters for a long time on the entire Côte d'Azur, which nevertheless really needed it.