There still hasn’t been an official comment on the cause of the collapse Following the collapse of a 300 square metre section of the Carrefour Lingostiere shopping centre, the site’s owners have decided to tear […]
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Storm Stephanie bears more bad news
100 millimetres of rain expected from Storm Stephanie in disaster-hit Var region The Var is on high flood alert once again as a storm hits the south of the region. Several rivers are expected to […]
Olympic Greenwashing
NGOs sever ties with the Olympic Games Today marks the beginning of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. And thanks to another dominant controversy surrounding the games, environmental concerns have gone largely unnoticed. Prince Albert […]
Shopping mall collapses in Nice
A 300 square metre section of the Lingostière shopping centre in Nice has collapsed. Initial reports suggest only two people have been lightly injured and there doesn’t appear to be any fatalities, however authorities are […]
Beach scandal lands Fréjus mayor in hot water
Mayor Elie Brun appeals a sentence barring him from public office for five years Despite having been barred from public office for five years last week, Mayor Elie Brun of Fréjus may still be running […]
Floods acknowledged as natural disaster
Residents of 42 communes have 10 days to get natural disaster relief from their insurance companies The floods resulting from last month’s record breaking downpour have been officially recognised as a natural disaster in 42 […]
An American Saturday in Nice
A miniature version of the Statue of Liberty now sits on Nice’s seafront The brand new layout of the Quai des Etats Unis features a bronze miniature copy of the Statue of Liberty, which was […]
Unemployment still soaring
The yearly increase in unemployment passed the 10% threshold in the Alpes Maritimes The numbers are out. In one year, unemployment in the Côte d’Azur rose at a significantly higher rate than the national average. […]
Power gone with the wind
A week after disastrous floods in the Côte d’Azur, strong winds destroy weakened infrastructure Strong winds in the Alpes Maritimes worsened the damage wrought by last weekend’s heavy rain. 10,000 homes were left without power […]
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