REPORTAGE
The bad weather that hit southern France this week killed three people. In Villeneuve-lès-Béziers, it's a lot that has been flooded by the Canal du Midi. And the weekend promises to be particularly difficult for the affected inhabitants, between clearing and insurance procedures.
"The plaster has softened, nothing holds, it's a disaster." Squatting in front of the curled, damp partitions, Benoit fixes the traces left by the 80 centimeters of water taken home. "It's screwed, we have to demolish everything, we need to redo the walls, completely renovate the ground floor of the house, see the electricity again ...", he lists.
"A great autumn cleaning!"
On the sidewalks of the neighborhood, sommiers, armchairs and appliances dry in the sun. At Didier, the weekend will be entirely dedicated to cleaning: "We removed the biggest mud but there is still some silt.It is necessary to iron all the time.It is small dust.As soon as it dries, we see the traces, "says the resident, who tries to make good luck against bad luck. "It's going to be an opportunity to reunite the family for a great autumn cleanup!"
Her neighbor, Pascale, must now take care of the insurance. "We'll have to go back in the boxes, look for bills to list what we lost." This woman gives herself two days to prepare her file, before the signature of the decree of natural disaster at the beginning of the week.