Insurance claims following “Mediterranean episodes” - Insurance companies have reported nearly 20,000 claims in just one week following the floods which hit the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var from the 22nd to 24th November. The total cost of insured damage is estimated at 285 million euros.
Violent weather hit the French Riviera again on Sunday, killing six people. In about ten days the two “Mediterranean episodes” of heavy rains, floods and wind, claimed in total the lives of twelve people in the South-East of France.
The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, and his wife Laura Tenoudji have been questioned as part of an investigation into suspected misappropriation of ...
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Philippe Mettoux, who was set to become Monaco’s next Minister of State, has withdrawn before taking office, citing opposition and lack of support to ...
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A nationwide ban on smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops – but not café terraces – h...
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The Var and the Alpes-Maritimes are on an orange heatwave alert from midday tomorrow, Saturday. A yellow alert is in force for the rest of Friday unti...
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The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has agreed to remove the Israeli flags outside Nice city hall.
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