Updated on 01/10/2024
Since this morning, the Pas-de-Calais department has been placed on yellow rain-flood alert. This vigilance will end this afternoon at 6 p.m. Pas-de-Calais has also been placed on yellow thunderstorm alert today between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
During the morning, stormy showers concentrated in the north of the department. Relatively significant accumulations have been recorded: from 15 to 30 mm, or even locally 40 mm. Precipitation is expected to decrease in intensity in the afternoon, then cease at the end of the day. They should not resume this weekend.
These precipitations occur in a sensitive hydrological context. The Liane, Hem and Canche basins have been placed on yellow flood alert. Switching to orange alert is not considered at this stage.
Assessment of the interventions carried out
Since yesterday evening, firefighters have carried out 18 interventions, the vast majority for affected roads: 1 in the district of Arras, 4 in the district of Boulogne-sur-Mer, 11 in the district of Calais, 1 in the district of Lens and 1 in the district of Montreuil.
Note that traffic remains disrupted on several axes, notably in Hervelinghen (passage possible at this stage), Bazinghen (road passable at this stage), Frethun (traffic slowed on the D940/231/238/191), Peuplingues (axis closed on the D215), Hames-Boucres (slowed traffic on the D243E2), Guînes and Campagne-lès-Guînes (slowed traffic at the Guînes marsh).
Jacques Billant, prefect of Pas-de-Calais, has placed the Departmental Operational Center (COD) in a pre-alert situation, in order to monitor the evolution of the situation with the greatest attention. As a preventive measure, he also asked the police to carry out patrols in the impacted sectors. Additional measures could be implemented very quickly if the situation required it.
Reminder of good reflexes to adopt:
– Stay away from any watercourse;
– do not go down into basements;
– obey road signs;
– avoid the affected sectors;
– keep yourself informed of developments in the situation (radio, website, etc.);
– ensure the protection of property likely to be flooded or swept away (furniture,
toxic products, electrical appliances, etc.).
