floods and floods expected this weekend

This Friday, January 24, 2025, the Public Territorial Basin Establishment (EPTB) Eaux & Vilaine and town halls such as those of Étrelles are warning about the risk of floods and floods in the Pays de Vitré.

The alert lasts until Monday January 27 and follows the passage of the storm Éowyn on the territory. This Friday, Ille-et-Vilaine is already placed on orange alert for floods by Météo-France.

A preventive trough to limit flooding in Vitré and Châteaubourg

In a press release, Eaux & Vilaine announces that heavy rainfall is expected in the coming hours.

“On the Vilaine basin, 30 to 50 mm of rain are expected this Friday, January 24. A flood begins upstream of the rivers.

On Vigicrues, the Vilaine upstream, the Ille, the Meu and the Vilaine median are placed on yellow alert.

And the situation will continue. Sunday January 26 and Monday January 27, “ 40 mm of rain are forecast with a high probability of widespread flooding in the Vilaine basin.

In anticipation, upstream of the Vilaine, a “preventive hollow” was made in the reservoirs of the three dams Haute Vilaine, Valière and Cantache.

An approach to “be able to limit the flood and limit flooding in Vitré and Châteaubourg ».

The town hall of Étrelles alerted its residents on its social networks and its application. The community gives someprecautionary advice: “adapt your driving to the weather conditions, do not drive on flooded roads, even partially, on foot or in a vehicle and do not walk or drive near watercourses”.

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