At the microphone of Europe 1, Yvette, a resident of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, a town hard hit by the bad weather that hit the Alpes-Maritimes last week, expressed her anxiety.
Although her house has not been flooded, she fears that the land is deemed too unstable for her to return to live there one day.
TESTIMONY
The toll of the bad weather that hit the hinterland of Nice last week remains provisional, with at least six dead, nine people missing and thirteen supposed missing.
On the spot, in Saint-Martin-Vésubie where several homes were washed away, we still think about his wounds.
For some residents, whose homes have not been destroyed, a question remains: will they be able to return to live there?
"My house hasn't been washed away, but it probably will. And even if it doesn't leave, we'll never be sure inside. As soon as it starts to rain, we'll be scared." , tells Europe 1 Yvette, a resident of Saint-Martin-Vésubie.
"We are almost at the edge of the road, therefore at the edge of the torrent," she points out.
"The house was not flooded, but if the terrain is unstable, we will not be allowed to live there," she continues.
"There is nothing holding back the road. So if the road goes by, so does the rest."
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"We are overwhelmed"
For many, the time has come for the balance sheet and the paperwork, pending possible compensation.
"I made the claim, but I have no news," says Yvette.
"But we are overwhelmed. We no longer know what day it is, we no longer know anything ...", she lets go, her throat choked with sobs.
In order to help these stricken residents, the Nice Côte-d'Azur metropolis has opened a call center to answer their questions, help them with their administrative procedures and manage their relocation.