Frédéric Michel (in Corsica), edited by Gauthier Delomez 6:29 p.m., August 19, 2022

Vacationers settled in campsites in Corsica saw violent thunderstorms and the storm raging on the Isle of Beauty on Thursday morning.

While a provisional report shows five dead and twenty injured, many have decided to return to their vacation spots, despite the tragedy.

It's a return to normal for many vacationers.

In the aftermath of the violent storms which left five dead and around twenty injured in Corsica, according to a still provisional report, tourists return to the campsites of the Island of Beauty, where the storm was unleashed.

"We came back, there was no reason not to come back", explains Anthony, one of them, at the microphone of Europe 1. "As they say, after the rain comes the good weather" , adds this vacationer.

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Fanny, who came from the Côte d'Azur, still remembers the images of the deluge.

"This cloud coming, this wind starting to blow... It was impressive, especially for vacationers to find themselves in the middle of this storm", she recalls.

An evacuation operation that went well

At 10, Ruben will remember his holidays in Corsica for a long time: "It stressed me out because I told myself that when all the trees are going to fall, it's going to be anything!"

For Sandrine, evacuated to the Porticcio campsite with her children and her husband, the organization was perfect.

"We had a choice: either we could leave and we could sleep in our van, or else we were relocated," says the vacationer.

"We were graciously relocated to a bungalow", she underlines, "but in any case, they were careful, they went around to check that there was no one left in the tents. For two days, they cut the trees, they clean."

Nathalie Casalta is the owner of a campsite located near Ajaccio, and remains marked by these bad weather.

"We can't imagine that it could happen to us, not in a campsite or in a place where there is jubilation, joy, conviviality..."

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The tourists met by Europe 1 claim to want to continue their vacation, go to the beach or to a restaurant and have fun.