After a week of riots, triggered by the death of Nahel, a teenager killed after refusing to comply in Nanterre, Tuesday, June 27, the toll of the damage inflicted on French municipalities begins to be quantified. Thus, 1,105 buildings, public and private, have been burned or degraded in recent days, said the Ministry of the Interior on Tuesday.
Initial reports detailing the damage, as well as an estimate of their cost when possible, were communicated and relayed by AFP on Tuesday evening.
In total, the Ministry of the Interior recorded 269 attacks on police stations, gendarmerie brigades and municipal police stations, according to a count stopped at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Île-de-France region estimates that around a hundred of public facilities “have been the target of thugs at various levels, damage and partial or total fire”.
On the side of National Education, “about sixty establishments suffered significant damage, with, for example, the start of fires”, declared Minister Pap Ndiaye, on RTL. “And of those 60, about ten were destroyed or partially destroyed,” he said.
More broadly, the ministry counted damage to 243 establishments. At present, “we are talking about tens of millions of euros” of damage, estimated Pap Ndiaye. For its part, the Île-de-France region estimates that “overall, the Ile-de-France high schools have been spared”, counting a “ransacked” high school hall, three high schools affected by “fire starts” and damage to a fifth establishment .
In addition, nearly 80 post offices “could not reopen due to destruction or risk to staff and customers present” following the nights of riots, La Poste told AFP on Tuesday. , with “sometimes” “very significant” damage, since “some establishments were burned down, resulting in the destruction of the mail and parcels present”, lamented the company.
Of the 7,000 post offices, 150 were affected and 80 La Banque Postale ATMs “destroyed”.
“More than 1,000 businesses have been either vandalized, attacked or set on fire,” Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday, although “the situation has stabilized since Saturday,” he added. . Bercy also indicated that of “the approximately 200 food businesses affected, 30 have burned down, most have already reopened”. “A few dozen clothing stores have been looted,” but “shops will reopen this weekend.”
Twenty sports halls linked to brands have been affected and have not reopened, the census is underway for the independents. Some 60 sports equipment stores were looted, but “most should be able to reopen this weekend,” Bercy added.
A total of 39 buses and a T6 tram train have been burned since June 28, the Ile-de-France region told AFP, which quantifies the total damage at 16 million euros. Orders of magnitude confirmed by Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) concerning the targeted equipment, but which evoke “at least 20 million euros in damage” for public transport in the region.
Bus depots were set on fire in Aubervilliers, Provins, Évry, Blanc-Mesnil, Dugny or Savigny-sur-Orge. Ten tram stations were destroyed on lines T5, T6, T8 and T9 for an amount of 2 million euros. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 5,892 vehicles were burned throughout France, according to a count stopped Tuesday at 5:30 a.m.
According to the president of France Assureurs, Florence Lustman, the 5,800 claims for the moment declared by individuals or professionals should “already cost at least 280 million” euros to insurers, while a good number of claims have not not yet declared.
