Friday, June 3, 2016

Weather: over 600 million euros in damages – L’Express

It is likely that the cost will not be lower than the floods that hit France in October 2015, with damage of about 600 million euros, although both climatic events very different , “said Bernard Spitz, president of the AFA, in a statement Friday sent to AFP.

However, this amount is indicative, the rainy period is not yet over and affecting many French, says Spitz.

We believe, with regard MAIF, the cost is likely to be of the order of three times ” the flood last fall, even said Pascal Demurger, general manager of the mutual insurer and vice president of the AFA.

Asked about France Info whether it meant that the total cost for the category “ would be 3 to 4 600 million euro ,” the officer replied in the so, while stressing that there was “ not yet consolidated figures at the profession level .”

Yes, because three times for individuals only, and no doubt that there will be the corporate side, much greater damage, with, as is clear, the closed highways-refrigerated trucks that have lost their goods, we saw the Déclas Guillaume Pepy SNCF with regard to the … “, has he detailed.

The CEO of SNCF said Friday that the weather would have “ consequences catastrophic ” to the rail network, and the damage that will count in his tens of millions of euros.

The most serious nature of the current flooding is explained by the fact that the phenomenon is “ extremely extended “, while in October 2015 it was “ very localized about thirty towns “South East, explained Demurger.

Also, this time, the receding water will be “ very slow “, or “ what is this stagnation that causes the most damage important “, he added.

Since last weekend, the Centre and Ile-de-France are affected by exceptional rains that caused flooding and a flood of the Seine, close to its highest levels since more 34 years in Paris.

A total of 13 departments of the Paris region and central France remained on alert. Since the beginning of the heavy rain, 20,000 people were evacuated and taken away by the rescue and 18,000 homes were still without electricity late Friday afternoon.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced that representatives of the insurers would meet Monday morning with the Secretary of State for victim assistance, Juliette Méadel to coordinate compensation.

On Thursday, the President stated that the state of natural disaster was declared on Wednesday for areas “ most affected “, at the next Council of Ministers.

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