Depression Kirk, a former Atlantic hurricane, left traces of its passage in Eure-et-Loir. Streets, roads and cellars flooded, homes deprived of electricity… Several Météo France stations recorded in a single day, Wednesday October 9, 2024, the equivalent of a month of rain, or even more in certain areas.
The Kirk depression, which crossed France, largely watered Eure-et-Loir and southern Yvelines.
More than 600 interventions by firefighters
According to a report established at 7:30 p.m., Thursday October 10, by the Eure-et-Loir Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis 28), firefighters carried out 601 interventions, 95 people and 27 animals were been brought to safety. The interventions focused on the sectors of Chartres, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Bonneval, Epernon, Cloyes-sur-le-Loir and Brou.
Up to 40 emergency vehicles were involved in these interventions, as well as 280 firefighters mobilized. In addition, the Eure-et-Loir firefighters received extra-departmental water rescue reinforcements from Sdis de la Manche, Cher and Maine-et-Loire.
Guillaume Kasbarian, Minister of the Civil Service, Simplification and Transformation of Public Action, took this Thursday evening to send a message to those affected by the bad weather:
“Following the severe weather which hit our department, I provide all my support to the Euréliens whose homes have been hit hard. My thoughts also go to the families who are going through this difficult time.”
Guillaume Kasbarian (minister of the civil service)
“I would like to express my deep gratitude to the firefighters, the emergency services, the mayors, as well as all the agents, whose responsiveness and mobilization made it possible to quickly secure the disaster areas and come to the aid of the residents. Follow-up actions have already been undertaken in order to assess the extent of the damage and put in place the necessary assistance measures.”
72 mm of rain in Nogent-le-Rotrou
According to Météo France, it was in Nogent-le-Rotrou that the highest level of precipitation was recorded on Wednesday October 9.
A cumulative 72 mm of rain was recorded in the capital of Perche by Météo France. Furthermore, 70 mm of rain fell in one day in Thimert-Gâtelles, 68 mm in Vichères, 67 mm in Chartres and Senonches, 66 mm in La Loupe, 63 mm in Houx and Sours or even 52 mm. mm in Bonneval.
The point in Eure-et-Loir and south-Yvelines after the passage of the Kirk depression
“The monthly normal is 63 mm of rain over the entire month of October, on average, in Eure-et-Loir. We therefore exceeded this value on a single day in several stations in the department.”
Philippe Boissel (Meteo France territorial referent for the Centre-Val de Loire region.)
In Bonneval, waters continue to rise following Storm Kirk: at least 52 people evacuated for next night
The south of Yvelines is also very wet
South Yvelines was also strongly affected by this bad weather.
Météo France recorded 73 mm of precipitation in 24 hours in Perray-en-Yvelines.
In 2016, during a previous episode of bad weather, which also caused major flooding in Eure-et-Loir, 83 mm of rain fell in the space of five days (from May 28 to June 1, 2016). ) in Houx and up to 109 mm in Sainville, near Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien.
Kirk Depression: in the south of Yvelines, more severely affected, the decline is underway and school transport will resume this Friday, October 11
