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The water was gradually evacuated this Tuesday – City of Menton
- The east of the French Riviera suffered a "sea blow" in the night from Monday to Tuesday, with waves of nearly 7 meters.
- The Jean-Cocteau Museum Séverin-Wunderman collection was flooded.
- Works stored in the building's reserves will have to be dried for several days before an estimate can be made of the damage.
The firefighters were able to save some works, but others took the water. A "part of the works" of the museum Jean-Cocteau Sevrin-Wunderman collection, in Menton, were damaged by
floods occurred in the night from Monday to Tuesday, announced the mayor LR of the city, Jean-Claude Guibal. "We do not know exactly yet, but several dozens are probably concerned. The pumping operations have yet to continue, "he told 20 minutes at the start of the evening.
After a splash, the Jean Cocteau museum in Menton woke up under 1m50 of water. Firefighters, elected officials and museum teams organize the rescue of the works.
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On Monday evening, large waves caused by the storm Adrian off the sea overflowed the coast of the Menton, causing many damage. They have managed to find their way into the municipal cultural center "yet designed for such episodes, but not so intense," said the mayor.
Tables will be dried on flat surfaces
It is the works present especially in the reserves, located in the basement of this building, which were damaged by these breakers. Firefighters raised up to 1.5 m of water. "At first, the exhibited works [dont certaines ont été mises à l’abri par les pompiers], including those of a temporary exhibition [de l’artiste italien Valerio Adami] were not affected, "said Jean-Claude Guibal.
A long restoration work is now announced. The recovered works will be transported this night to the Palais de l'Europe, an exhibition space in the city of Menton where 1,000 m2 were requisitioned to allow them to dry on flat surfaces. An operation that will clearly badess the amount of damage. Experts from the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs are expected on site in the coming days.
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