They are currently confined to this holiday village perched in the heights of Muy, in the Var. Some 580 people have been stranded at the Canebières estate since the only bridge leading to the entrance to this residential park partially collapsed on Sunday October 27, 2024, due to bad weather over the weekend.
Its access being impassable today, the private estate, made up of houses and mobile homes, now finds itself isolated.
Evacuations of vacationers are being organized
This Monday, October 28, stranded people still have access to water and electricity. All services have since been mobilized to try to find solutions to evacuate residents. State services carried out on Sunday evening “three medical evacuations by helicopter to hospitals in the area”had specified the Var prefecture, to theAFP. Vacationers are waiting to be able to return home.
“People who need to leave without a car must register at reception”the domain’s website said this Monday. “With state services and the SDIS, we will assist them in removing 80 to 100 vacationers and then allow them to be repatriated to a station or airport to be able to return home”says Liliane Boyer, the mayor of Le Muy, by telephone.
If the terrain permits, these people can be transported in all-terrain vehicles via forest tracks. “We will have to create a track. »
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“We are not going to abandon them”
Concerning the other residents remaining on site, “they have the supplies” necessary, assures the councilor, but it will have to be organized for the days to come. “We are not going to abandon them. » On its website, the Canebières estate also claims to work on “installation of a pedestrian bridge” provisional. Since the damaged bridge is a private road, its repair – or new construction – will be taken care of by the estate manager.
The Couloubrier, which passes under the estate bridge and supplies the Argens, “is a river that can be dangerous” in the event of heavy rainfall, recalls the mayor of Le Muy.
“Overwhelmed” calls and requests from residents, the management of Canebières did not wish to answer our questions this morning, by telephone. She will have the opportunity to speak to the press this Monday, at 3 p.m., during a situation update on the security of the area, near the bridge, in the presence of Liliane Boyer, the sub-prefect of Draguignan and the director of Sdis.
