Riots: the State releases 100 million euros to help cities rebuild

2023-10-27 05:36:26

Four months after the riots, the wounds have still not healed. During nights of unrest following the death of young Naël, on June 27 following a road check, many towns were set ablaze. At the time, we recorded among the material damage caused by the rioters 243 schools damaged, as well as 250 tobacconists, 300 bank branches and 200 supermarkets. There were 1,000 buildings burned or damaged, 6,000 cars burned, 269 attacks on police stations and 12,400 trash fires. France Assureurs, on July 4, 2023, provisionally estimated the material cost of these four nights of urban violence at 280 million euros.

According to the office of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, 60% of the buildings destroyed during these riots have now been restored. There are therefore still 40% where the damage is still visible. But these buildings, some municipalities are now having difficulty restoring them, due to lack of full compensation for losses. “Insurers do not cover 100% of reconstruction», Explains the executive who, a few months after these nights of unrest, intends to learn lessons from this situation.

A particularly significant remainder

The government therefore announced, Thursday October 26, the creation of a fund of 100 million euros intended to finance the reconstruction of towns affected by the riots. The municipalities which will be able to benefit from this fund will be in particular those, explains the executive, for which the remainder is particularly significant to finance. “To finance this remaining liability, we had to wait for the end of the insurers’ estimates.», Explains Matignon to justify an announcement which may seem late. This was done on September 6, with a final reassessment of the damage estimated at 730 million euros by France Assureurs. A figure which includes both damage to local communities, but also to professional property. It remains to be seen whether this funding will be enough to repair all of the damage caused.