The images of the floods in the Valencia region, in Spain, in recent days, which left at least 219 dead, must have brought back bad memories to Vauclusians, particularly in Vaison-la-Romaine, where 37 people lost their lives in 1993.
It is with this in mind that Paca ecologists are organizing this Saturday, November 9 in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse a launch day for the “S.EAU.S: Water as a common good, let’s protect it!” campaign. Let’s share it! ” For ” listen, suggest, alert » on this subject. Several local left-wing political figures will be present, such as the deputy (LFI) of 1era constituency of Vaucluse, Raphael Arnault, the senator (EELV) Guy Benarroche, the deputy (PCF) to the mayor of Avignon, Julien De Benito, or even the senator (PS) of Vaucluse, Lucien Stanzione. They announce a launch “ colorful » of this campaign, where some “ will throw themselves into the water with rain sticks » on the banks of the Sorgues around 11 a.m.
« We remember storm Alex in 2020 and the damage in the Roya valley, the repeated droughts since 2017, and particularly in 2022 et 2023, as well as the alarming phases of flooding in 2024. Water, its absence or omnipresence, is a marker of climate change which is accelerating before our eyes. Our region is particularly affected. 2023 was the hottest year on record globally. Here we are », they warn in a press release.
While criticizing the Water Plan launched by Emmanuel Macron in 2023 and its “ lack of global approach and medium and long term political vision “, they put forward six proposals for the region, in particular by stopping ” projects with a high impact on water cycles (basins, snow cannons, nuclear power, etc.) » or by prohibiting “ all forms of agricultural and industrial pollution ».
