Yesterday morning, Chantal Jouanno, Secretary of State for ecology, had set the tone on the channel LCI: "I am for tightening the rules." There are areas where it cannot possibly build. "Very quickly, the authorities admitted that heavy balance sheet of the Xynthia storm that swept the France this weekend, at least 51 people and 8 missing, was in part due to the rules of construction in flood-prone areas.
The Minister had perhaps read previously with the DDE report on the joint of the fault-sur-Mer vendéenne, now stricken, and cautioned in 2008 against the consequences of a such a weather "on the zones densified to the rear of a network of dams older"... Today, its elected officials defend themselves against the suspicion of unbridled urbanization and say that the dykes are not at issue. That Act. But the debate is fueled. "It must be reasonable and build at larger distances from the sea", stated so as early as yesterday Philippe de Villiers, President of the General Council of Vendée, to denounce the building permits issued a priori a little too widely in coastal areas. The Secretariat of State for Ecology admits that ten years 100,000 housing units were built in areas prone to flooding.
A report within 10 days
"This is not the time to start controversy," wanted yesterday temper Nicolas Sarkozy, on the move in the regions most affected by the storm, Vendée and Charente-Maritime. Does. The head of State, could avoid recalled that "it cannot deal with security ...." The reflection will be instituted in terms of urban planning that a disaster of this nature happen again.
The record of the policy of urban development in areas at risk and more particularly on the coast, from West to the South of the country, attracting more and more population is new on the book. In the immediate future, the head of State has brokered administration a report within 10 days "to understand what happened." There is no doubt that the question of the status of the dikes will be also examined closely. A folder with the floods, fed regularly the polemic in France (read below). Costly maintenance and renovation of these works for most of the 19th century, are already being conventions assumed financially by the State and the communities, or even Europe. Thus, the Plan Loire and Rhône. Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister of ecology, has nevertheless charged yesterday by Nicolas Sarkozy to establish a plan dykes. An announcement even better hosted by professionals of the risk prevention plans (IRPP) do not all into account the threat of failure of dikes. According to the European Centre for prevention of the risk of flooding (Cepri) some 2,400 mayors would be affected.
Emergency unblocking
In the immediate future, to help the victims of the storm, the State yesterday announced a series of measures including the release of EUR 3 million emergency so that they can cope with the immediate expenses. Communities should in turn very quickly unlock credits. Natural disaster order will be signed today. Paris also asked Brussels the activation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to repair the damage of Xynthia. The France had obtained last year EUR 109 million for storm Klaus, which had developed the ground the Landes forest. The cost of Xynthia is not yet estimated. It is only known that 135 million needed to repair the dikes of Charente-Maritime.
The interview with Jean-François Fountaine, Vice President of the Poitou-Charentes region on lesechos.fr/interviewlesechos.fr/interview
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