The toll of the storm Alex which devastated the Nice hinterland in early October has changed after the identification of a body part found off Narbonne, and now stands at 10 dead and eight missing, said Thursday. a judicial source.
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The previous record of the storm, which had caused serious damage in the municipalities of the Roya Valley, Vésubie and Haut Pays, was nine dead and nine missing.
But DNA analyzes of a leg found in November off Narbonne, more than 600 km from the Vésubie valley, allowed the identification of a tenth victim.
