After the State's refusal to appeal to the Court of Cassation, 28 owners of Rosbruck, in Moselle, will receive compensation for their houses damaged by mining subsidence. The CLCV association deplores that the reparation is “not complete” for those most affected.
“17 years is a long time. It was time for it to end,” testifies Joëlle Pirih, president of the CLCV (Consommation Logement Cadre de vie) association of Rosbruck, guest of France Bleu Lorraine, Tuesday December 10. For 17 years, she has been fighting to obtain compensation from the village owners affected by mining subsidencewhen houses collapse because of unfilled coal mines. The State has waived the right to appeal to the Court of Cassationpaving the way for compensation of 3.2 million euros for 28 victims.
“But it’s not a complete victory,” the nuances of Joëlle Pirih. “For those who don't have too much damage and no slopes, it's a real victory. But we think of all those who have not obtained full repair, that is to say the big slopes, which cause the greatest disorder in the houses. This means that we will continue to live in houses which are dilapidated, because we have not obtained at least the recovery.
The Pirih couple will touch 102,000 euros in compensation to make a screeda layer of cement to stabilize the house. “It won’t be enough to strengthen the cellar,” deplores Joëlle Pirih. “This is unrealistic work! We already can't find any company to come and repair our windows, which are twisted and moldy. Same for the roof which is on the opposite slope! So, put a screed… We have already asked several entrepreneurs, they say it’s not possible. It’s a crazy story!”
“You have to be crazy to buy it”
The Moselle retiree remains bitter towards the company Charbonnages de France, who managed the exploitation of the mines. “In 2002, we asked them for repairs, as well as the lifting of the houses,” she says. “They did not accept, under the pretext that we had 2.6 centimeters per meter of slope. For them, there must be 3 centimeters to obtain compensation. To the nearest four millimeters…”
Despite the state's renunciation, turning the page remains “impossible” for Joëlle Pirih. “We are 75 years old and after us, we will no longer be able to rent the house,” she explains. “It's a thermal sieve, it consumes energy and it finds itself in a red zone after the mining subsidence which was fifteen meters. It is impossible to sell it, I am always told that you have to be crazy to do so. buy.”
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