A week after the deadly floods in Aude, the president will spend the day in the department to meet the families of victims, mayors of affected communities and relief forces.
We know more about the program Emmanuel Macron, during his trip to the department of Aude, bruised by the floods earlier this week. He will spend all day Monday. He should go in the morning in the small town of Villalier (1,000 inhabitants), northeast of Carcassonne, one of the worst affected by floods, with a record of two people died. He will meet the families of the victims as well as mayors of the affected communities, before visiting a neighborhood of the village. He must then go to Trèbes, 20 km away, where six people died. He has lunch there with the actors involved in relief and then publicly address the relief forces.
"A strong gesture of the State" expected by the municipalities affected
"We are waiting for a strong gesture from the state with financial commitments," said Saturday the chairman of the departmental council Andre Viola. Of the 126 communes affected, 122 are rural. If there is no strong solidarity, they will not recover , "he predicted. Pleading for "flexibility" for administrative procedures, including the payment of advances to municipalities.
In the night of Sunday to Monday, floods related to a Mediterranean episode of the Cevennes type, caused the death of 14 people in the Aude. More than 70 people were injured and hundreds are stricken. The state of natural disaster was recognized Thursday in 126 municipalities of the department, including Trèbes, Villegailhenc, Villalier, Villardonnel, Carcassonne and Saint-Couat d'Aude. This should allow those affected to be compensated quickly by insurers.
The departmental council of the Aude must vote Monday 37 million euros of additional funds to help the victims and begin the first renovation work. The Occitan Region has announced an investment plan of 25 million euros, which will be voted on 16 November.
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has already been there on Monday. He had gone to meet several residents of the small town of Villegailhenc (1,600 inhabitants), where two people died.