Storm Alex: in Ventimiglia, migrants, other victims of the disaster
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Storm Alex hits the coast of the Côte d'Azur, in Nice on October 2, 2020 (illustration photo).
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By: Alexis Bedu Follow
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On the night of Friday 2 to Saturday 3 October 2020, storm Alex killed at least eight people in France and Italy.
The bad weather destroyed infrastructure, shops and homes, especially in the cross-border valley of Roya.
And this natural disaster will also have consequences for migrants seeking to cross into France.
Report on the Italian side of the border in Ventimiglia.
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