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Weather: tourism, catering, agriculture… these sectors impacted by incessant rain
Heavy rainfall in recent weeks is preventing some professionals from stocking up. Because of the rain, the terraces remain empty and part of the crops have been destroyed.
(Franceinfo)
Heavy rainfall in recent weeks is preventing some professionals from stocking up. Because of the rain, the terraces remain empty and part of the crops have been destroyed.
Bad weather and rain have emptied the terraces. In Amiens (Somme), turnover is at half mast and tourists are late, like the sun. “It’s catastrophic. We’re on a lag of about 3 weeks”, relates a restaurateur. Even if no one ventures onto the terrace, you have to pay fees of 5,000 euros per year to own a terrace. “We pay a terrace fee for a terrace that we don’t use. It’s complicated for us”notes the owner of a restaurant.
The work of farmers is also impacted by the rain. In the metropolis of Lyon (Rhône), this market gardener notices the damage in the middle of his lettuce fields which are not growing. He anticipates a loss of 40% of his batavias and all of his brown oak leaves. The rain caused more damage than the absence of water. Irreversible damage for farmers, caused by a month of May which is one of the rainiest in recent years.
