Two dead in floods in Corsica: “The city is like bombed”, reacts the mayor of Porto-Vecchio

“We are of course in shock, in tears,” reacted the mayor of Porto-Vecchio, Jean-Christophe Angelini, Friday November 6 on franceinfo as two people died in the floods in Corsica-du-Sud, their vehicle swept away by the waters on the road linking Bonifacio to Porto-Vecchio (Corsica-du-Sud). “Our thoughts are with the family, with the people affected by this tragedy,” he adds. He also describes “terrible” damage.

The mayor specifies that he is “waiting for additional information” on the precise circumstances of this tragedy. The third person in the vehicle, who was able to escape, is hospitalized. “We are waiting to know more so that we can go to his bedside and be able to meet his family,” explains Jean-Christophe Angelini.

“Whole sections of the municipal network are devastated”

Asked about the damage caused by bad weather in Porto-Vecchio, the mayor replied: "When we relate them to these human lives, they are little, if not nothing. But when we consider them in absolute terms, they are appalling. The city is as if bombed." According to him, “entire sections of the municipal network are devastated”, “bridges several decades old, or even more, have been washed away” and certain access roads are “impassable, submerged”.

Even if the rain has stopped, the mayor calls, “particularly taking into account the tragedies that we have already experienced, for compliance with safety instructions and the strict limitation of travel within the municipal territory”.