A sea storm ravaged the beaches of the Monaco coast. This exceptional meteorological episode did not spare the Principality, touching the Monegasque coast with violence. The weather alert launched late yesterday afternoon announced torrential rains but it is a strong swell that fell on the coast, causing extensive damage, especially on the seaside site of Larvotto.

Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Government Advisor-Minister of Equipment, Environment and Urbanism, mobilized the teams and resources of the Urban Planning Department to clear and clean the site, in collaboration with the SMA. Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Jean Castellini, Government Counselor-Minister of Finance and Economy, Jean-Luc Puyo, Director of Urban Planning, and Remy Rolland, Administrator of Domains, then went to Larvotto to meet the traders and managers of beach establishments and take full measure of events.

Marie-Pierre Gramaglia declared “The storm that struck us that night was out of proportion to what had been announced. The teams of the Department of Urban Planning (DAU) and the Directorate of Maritime Affairs (DAM) are mobilized. After a cleaning of the area, the means of protection against a new blow of sea will be reinforced by the teams of the DAU and the DAM “. Jean Castellini confirmed: “Everything will be done to clean up, evaluate, support and help those who have lost a lot”.

Marie-Pierre Gramaglia then visited the port of Fontvieille, to see the facilities of the Roca Jet Club heavily impacted, and the heliport of Fontvieille. On the latter, the two removable platforms, the safety nets and the maritime facades of the hangars were affected, with little effect on the helicopter traffic.

The offshore dike of Port Hercule is also subject to controls. For this purpose, the car park has been temporarily closed for safety reasons.

State services remain mobilized for the new meteorological episode announced in the next 48 hours.

Videos of the storm

Monaco resident Steven Saltzman filmed the storm, and you can see the videos below.