• In slight flooding following recent bad weather and snowmelt, the Roya River took with it temporary installations set up after the deadly passage of storm Alex.
  • Only access roads intended exclusively for construction machinery, installed as close as possible to the river, were damaged, motorist traffic is not affected.
  • In January, the boss of the Alpes-Maritimes departmental council Charles-Ange Ginésy announced the end of "all major infrastructure works" in the Roya Valley for this year.

Nothing to do with the waves of two and a half years ago. But the images captured this weekend in the Roya had enough to revive bad memories. In slight flood following recent bad weather and snowmelt, the river that winds through the Alpes-Maritimes before flowing into Italy has taken with it temporary installations set up after the deadly passage of storm Alex. In October 2020.

Only access roads intended exclusively for construction machinery, installed as close as possible to the river, were damaged, motorist traffic is not affected. "The temporary bus crossings of Tende are expensive," described a resident on Facebook, several videos in support.

"Designed to be fuse in case of flood"

Contacted by Nice-Matin, the departmental council confirms that one of the fords located at the entrance of this village, that of the 14 arches, "designed to be fuse in case of flood", was "a little impacted". But everything can be put back in order for the continuation of reconstruction projects in this particularly affected valley.

In January, the boss of the Alpes-Maritimes Charles-Ange Ginésy announced the end of "all major infrastructure works" for this year. It also explained that, "out of a total of 304 million euros planned by the department, more than 220 [had] already been committed" for all the affected areas.

In the valleys of the Tinée and the Vésubie, some other projects at the expense of the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolis have been slowed down. The judiciary has opened an investigation into suspicions of "embezzlement of public funds".

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