In response to the scale of last week's bad weather, the State has expedited administrative procedures. The interministerial decree recognizing the state of natural disaster for the floods and mudslides of October 19 and 20, 2026, was published in the Official Journal on October 29, 2026.
This decree concerns 184 municipalities spread across 5 departments: Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Vaucluse, Gard, and Haute-Corse. Victims have a legal deadline of 30 days from the publication in the Official Journal, i.e., until November 28, 2026, at the latest, to submit their damage declaration and estimated loss statement to their insurance company.
