Marie’s small home in Chênée was also affected by the flooding. She struggled with insurance companies for months as they only wanted to compensate for part of the damage. Eventually, she gave up.
She is now exhausted and homeless following the social housing company she was staying with did not renew her lease. Marie has returned to her home, which is still in need of repair.
Despite trusting inexperienced workers who did a bad job earlier, she had to start the renovation once more, resulting in the loss of thousands of euros. Currently, she is living in a room with bare walls while waiting for the reconstruction to finish.
Although she has received a new kitchen, she cannot use it due to the absence of water and electricity. Marie has been trying to pay her loan and rent for months, but her reserves are depleted. She is in dire need of a company that can donate materials to redo her walls.
In Chênée, the water also invaded Marie’s little house. For months, she fought with the insurance companies who only wanted to compensate part of the facade, part of the staircase. Today, she let go.
Exhausted, homeless “the social housing company where I had been accommodated did not renew my lease”, she has just returned home, to a house where the work is not progressing.
Marie trusted pseudo professionals who did a bad job. We had to start over with a loss of thousands of euros.
Marie is camping in a room where the walls are bare. upstairs, nothing moved and the rotten staircase had to be removed. She has just received a new kitchen but impossible to have water and electricity, to use it.
She too has been paying a loan and rent for months, her reserves are exhausted: “What I would like is a company that donates materials to me to at least redo my walls.”
Marie’s story is a sobering reminder of the devastating impact that natural disasters can have on people’s lives. From fighting with insurance companies to dealing with shoddy workmanship, Marie has faced one obstacle following another. Yet, she remains resilient and determined to rebuild her home despite the many setbacks she has encountered. Marie’s experience is a testament to the strength of the human spirit, and it serves as a call to action for all of us to do what we can to support those who have been affected by disasters like the one that hit Chênée. Let us work together to help Marie and others like her who are struggling to recover from this devastating event.