As a result of the sinkhole, two houses can no longer be inhabited due to a significant risk of expansion.
One of the displaced residents is Mr. Tamiozzo, who was forced to leave his home and temporarily move in with his daughter in Normandy.
“My father is 85 years old. It would have been far too complicated to relocate him to a hotel 30 kilometres away, on his own”, explains Sophie Pierson. “That’s why we took him in here in Normandy and started looking for a flat for him.”
“We covered all the costs for the new flat: his deposit, monthly rent of 700 euros, and bills. In total, he now has to pay an extra 1,000 euros per month.”
Despite the surge in expenses, the family has yet to receive any financial assistance from their insurance provider, given they are still waiting for the final expert assessment. That said, their concerns go beyond finances.
“My father is old and it’s incredibly difficult for him to not live in the house he’s called home for the past 50 years. We understand that such procedures take time, but we haven’t even been given a timeline. We don’t know when, or if, he will be allowed to return. Our biggest wish is for him to go back home, that’s where all his memories are, that’s where he feels safest”, she concludes.
Residents evacuated after giant sinkhole appears in Villerupt
