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For several experts, the Alex storm, which hit south-eastern France in October 2020, was a “weather bomb”. In the northern part of the city of Nice, torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks. Meanwhile, the 2,000 inhabitants of the town of Tende, located high in the Roya Valley, were cut off from the rest of the world, without running water or electricity for several weeks. More than a year later, Storm Alex has left catastrophic scars.
The human toll left by the passage of storm Alex in the Alpes-Maritimes department was 10 dead and another eight people are still missing to this day. Among them is the town’s pastor, Paul Giordano, who was swept away with his animals. The contents of some 150 tombs in the cemetery were spread over tens of kilometres. Some of the bodies were even found on Italian beaches.
Roads and bridges buckled under the pressure of the water. In some places, entire sections of the mountain have disappeared. Hundreds of buildings and roads were destroyed. Local authorities estimated the material damage at more than 1,500 million euros, with 13,000 people affected.
In the early morning hours of October 3, 2020, the inhabitants of Tende helplessly watched the devastation. They have been trying to get their village back ever since, but some houses need to be demolished before rebuilding can begin.
The storm has also left deeper and less visible wounds in its wake. More than 300 inhabitants have already left the town and many of them will not return due to the traumas caused by the disaster. Others have chosen to fight to bring businesses and public services back to their devastated village.
First modification:
For several experts, the Alex storm, which hit south-eastern France in October 2020, was a “weather bomb”. In the northern part of the city of Nice, torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks. Meanwhile, the 2,000 inhabitants of the town of Tende, located high in the Roya Valley, were cut off from the rest of the world, without running water or electricity for several weeks. More than a year later, Storm Alex has left catastrophic scars.
The human toll left by the passage of storm Alex in the Alpes-Maritimes department was 10 dead and another eight people are still missing to this day. Among them is the town’s pastor, Paul Giordano, who was swept away with his animals. The contents of some 150 tombs in the cemetery were spread over tens of kilometres. Some of the bodies were even found on Italian beaches.
Roads and bridges buckled under the pressure of the water. In some places, entire sections of the mountain have disappeared. Hundreds of buildings and roads were destroyed. Local authorities estimated the material damage at more than 1,500 million euros, with 13,000 people affected.
In the early morning hours of October 3, 2020, the inhabitants of Tende helplessly watched the devastation. They have been trying to get their village back ever since, but some houses need to be demolished before rebuilding can begin.
The storm has also left deeper and less visible wounds in its wake. More than 300 inhabitants have already left the town and many of them will not return due to the traumas caused by the disaster. Others have chosen to fight to bring businesses and public services back to their devastated village.
First modification:
For several experts, the Alex storm, which hit south-eastern France in October 2020, was a “weather bomb”. In the northern part of the city of Nice, torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks. Meanwhile, the 2,000 inhabitants of the town of Tende, located high in the Roya Valley, were cut off from the rest of the world, without running water or electricity for several weeks. More than a year later, Storm Alex has left catastrophic scars.
The human toll left by the passage of storm Alex in the Alpes-Maritimes department was 10 dead and another eight people are still missing to this day. Among them is the town’s pastor, Paul Giordano, who was swept away with his animals. The contents of some 150 tombs in the cemetery were spread over tens of kilometres. Some of the bodies were even found on Italian beaches.
Roads and bridges buckled under the pressure of the water. In some places, entire sections of the mountain have disappeared. Hundreds of buildings and roads were destroyed. Local authorities estimated the material damage at more than 1,500 million euros, with 13,000 people affected.
In the early morning hours of October 3, 2020, the inhabitants of Tende helplessly watched the devastation. They have been trying to get their village back ever since, but some houses need to be demolished before rebuilding can begin.
The storm has also left deeper and less visible wounds in its wake. More than 300 inhabitants have already left the town and many of them will not return due to the traumas caused by the disaster. Others have chosen to fight to bring businesses and public services back to their devastated village.
First modification:
For several experts, the Alex storm, which hit south-eastern France in October 2020, was a “weather bomb”. In the northern part of the city of Nice, torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks. Meanwhile, the 2,000 inhabitants of the town of Tende, located high in the Roya Valley, were cut off from the rest of the world, without running water or electricity for several weeks. More than a year later, Storm Alex has left catastrophic scars.
The human toll left by the passage of storm Alex in the Alpes-Maritimes department was 10 dead and another eight people are still missing to this day. Among them is the town’s pastor, Paul Giordano, who was swept away with his animals. The contents of some 150 tombs in the cemetery were spread over tens of kilometres. Some of the bodies were even found on Italian beaches.
Roads and bridges buckled under the pressure of the water. In some places, entire sections of the mountain have disappeared. Hundreds of buildings and roads were destroyed. Local authorities estimated the material damage at more than 1,500 million euros, with 13,000 people affected.
In the early morning hours of October 3, 2020, the inhabitants of Tende helplessly watched the devastation. They have been trying to get their village back ever since, but some houses need to be demolished before rebuilding can begin.
The storm has also left deeper and less visible wounds in its wake. More than 300 inhabitants have already left the town and many of them will not return due to the traumas caused by the disaster. Others have chosen to fight to bring businesses and public services back to their devastated village.