While the human toll continues to increase in the Alpes-Maritimes, nearly a week after the terrible floods that hit the department, the inhabitants present significant trauma.

Between flashbacks, insomnia or ruminations, solidarity and medical aid are more necessary than ever.

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On Wednesday, President Emmanuel Macron announced that a fifth victim had been found, after the terrible bad weather that hit the Alpes-Maritimes department.

In the Roya valley, the psychological trauma is great.

"Since Friday, I have not slept," says Sophiana, resident of the town of Tende.

"Even my 4.5 year old son is not sleeping. I will take him to the psychologist."

Because we must now learn to live with the images of the disaster.

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"The bridges have been shattered," says Florent.

"We had a garden shed, it was grabbed and went under the bridge. Everything spun into the Roya. We're afraid the house would go with it."

At night, others continue to hear the sound of helicopters.

"A man tells us 'This storm has taken everything from us'"

"People will recall the traumatic memory with mental images and flashbacks that can happen. There is also insomnia and some ruminations", explains doctor Samia Lahya, doctor of the medico-psychological cell deployed in the valley, which is faced with these symptoms.

"The traumatic event will be looped through your head, especially the disaster scenarios."

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In Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende, the cemetery and the bodies which rested there were partly washed away by the waves.

This situation is even more difficult for the inhabitants to accept: "This cemetery has created an additional trauma in this population. There is a gentleman who told us' this storm has taken everything from us: our houses, our goods, our memories. .. And she even took our dead from us. '

It's a phrase that speaks volumes, ”says Samia Lahya.

For her, the inhabitants of the valley will be able to rely on the deeply rooted networks of solidarity and already the work.

This support can only help on the path to resilience, she hopes.