The floods that hit the South-East of France cut off several villages from the world and plunged those close to these inhabitants into anguish.
This is particularly the case of Thierry, who has not heard from his wife and three children for more than 24 hours.
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"As of 4 pm Friday, I still have no news."
In the South-East, the violent bad weather which hit, especially in the Alpes-Maritimes, cut off entire villages from the world.
This is the case of that of Thierry, who lives in a hamlet in altitude which has become inaccessible since Friday.
"An antenna of the telephone network must have fallen, because nothing goes, neither the telephone, nor the Internet… I do not know what is happening", explains this father of three children at the microphone of Europe 1.
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Impassable roads
So like others, Thierry is forced to wait.
And that could go on for a long time, as the roads have been heavily damaged or even completely destroyed in places.
Despite the ballet of heavyweights bringing in construction equipment for repairs, some villages are still cut off from the world.
Out of spite, some still try to return to their homes instead of waiting, at the cost of a very long detour.
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A four-hour detour to return home
"According to my GPS, I have four hours of road", tells the microphone of Europe 1 David.
A considerable detour, since it normally takes 15 minutes to reach his home from his point of departure.
"If I want to go back and see my wife, my children and see the damage, that's the only way."
But in addition to being long, David's journey is risky: he is not even certain of succeeding in reaching his village this evening.