Report – Evaluation of the response to Storm Alex in the Alpes-Maritimes department, 2020

29/10/2020

After the devastation caused by Storm Alex in the Alpes-Maritimes department in South-East France, Groupe URD launched a real-time evaluation of the response on 15-16 October which included visits to the Roya, Tinée and Vésubie valleys, and interviews of local representatives and staff involved in the response. The report makes a number of recommendations to improve mechanisms to prepare for future natural disasters in the region.