Sponge, clean, dispose… and fill out papers. Several municipalities in the south of Yvelines, hard hit by flooding following storm Kirk, during the night from Wednesday to last Thursday, have already started the process of being recognized as a state of natural disaster. Chevreuse, Saint-Rémy and even Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines were quick to submit their files to the Yvelines prefecture.
Just like Rambouillet. “We mobilized day and night to provide solid and concrete responses (pumping, sandbags, real-time analysis of the situation, preparation of a gymnasium just in case…), indicated the mayor (LR), Véronique Matillon. Despite extremely heavy rains which followed several episodes of bad weather in recent weeks, the town of Rambouillet was able to avoid serious consequences as other municipalities in France have experienced. » In several towns and villages, the bulky waste service must come by the end of the week to evacuate the damaged equipment.
An exceptional commission on October 22
Most municipalities remind their citizens affected by the floods that they must immediately file a claim with their insurer, even before the declaration of a state of natural disaster. State services in the department have, for their part, put in place an accelerated procedure to provide a response to municipalities.
“An exceptional commission will be held on October 22. Municipalities wishing to benefit from this recognition must submit their file before October 17, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.,” underlined the prefecture. Once the state of natural disaster has been published in the Official Journal, victims will have 30 days to contact their insurance.
