• Since the passage of storm Alex in October 2020, the Tende tunnel, which connects this French city to Limone, on the Italian side, is still closed, and will not be able to reopen until 2023 at the earliest, according to the authorities.

  • In Breil-sur-Roya and Tende, the mayors deplore a situation which affects their municipality.

  • They will take advantage of the visit of the Head of State on Monday in the Roya valley to discuss their concerns.

On the eve of a visit by the Head of State to the Alpes-Maritimes, the closure of the Tende tunnel, which connects the Roya valley to neighboring Italy, since the deadly floods of October 2020, is underway. heart of the concerns of elected officials in the region.

"A subject that I want to discuss with the President of the Republic is that the Roya valley will be affected in a lasting way due to the closure of the Tende tunnel", indicated Sébastien Olharan, the mayor (LR) from Breil-sur-Roya.

Since the passage of storm Alex, the Tende tunnel, which connects this French city to Limone, on the Italian side, is still closed, and will not be able to reopen until 2023 at the earliest, according to the authorities.

“A large part of the activity of the valley is therefore affected, deplores the elected representative from Breille.

We must not only help businesses that have been flooded or damaged, but also all those affected by the consequences of floods.

Like the hotels in Castérino ”, a hamlet still largely cut off from the world.

In Tende, the closure of the tunnel is also worrying

The mayor of Tende, where the president will visit on Monday, also deplored that communication with Italy via this tunnel is still cut.

"We are still in suffering and pain, we must continue to improve things, the roads are not finished, the train is not running enough ...", regrets Jean-Pierre Vassalo.

The “50 laces” road which linked France and Italy is only accessible in summer, so the train is now the only communication axis between these French and Italian regions in all seasons.

Jean-Pierre Vassalo recognizes that Emmanuel Macron "had the delicacy to come three days after the disaster at a time when we had descended into hell".

For Sébastien Olharan, “we have the bulk of the commitment that we could expect from the State.

The promises are on the way to being kept ”.

Monday, the President of the Republic will make an inventory of the reconstruction sites with the elected officials of the affected municipalities as well as with the inhabitants, according to the Elysee.

The overall budget for public aid amounts to 572 million euros.

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Emmanuel Macron expected in Nice and in the Roya valley on Monday

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