Reuters: French President Nicolas Sarkozy blamed negligence and bad planning for the damage caused by storms which broke Atlantic sea walls last month, unleashing floods that killed more than 50 people. “This disaster is the result of a cascade of contentious decisions that went against common sense, of negligence, failure to respect regulations and expert advice that went unregarded,” Sarkozy said in a speech to victims in western France. Declaring he would “assume his …