Metro stations were flooded and a National Assembly building even took on water this Wednesday, October 9, while the capital was victim of the passage of the Kirk depression.
The rain did not want to leave the capital. Significant rainfall was recorded this Wednesday, October 9 in Paris due to the passage of the Kirk depression into the north of the country. According to data shared by Météo-France, 70 mm of rain was recorded in 24 hours at the Paris-Montsouris station.
It was the rainiest autumn day in over 100 years in the capital. Only one day had more water: October 17, 1920, with 74 mm.
A sign that the day was historic for the capital: even the National Assembly was flooded. The Chaban-Delmas building of the National Assembly found itself infiltrated by water, as several deputies and collaborators indicated in the evening on social networks.
The capital on orange alert
Several Parisian streets also saw the water level rise, and metro stations even found themselves with their feet in water, such as at Saint-Lazare station, as a BFMTV.com journalist was able to observe on site. .
In the 6th arrondissement, the Odéon metro station was also flooded, before the rain stopped around midnight.
The capital had been placed on orange alert for “rain-flood” and on yellow alert for “floods”.
A risk of “strong to exceptional” flooding on the Grand Morin river, a sub-tributary of the Seine, justified the placement of Seine-et-Marne on red alert, according to Vigicrues. The flood peak is not expected until midday/early afternoon.
In addition to Seine-et-Marne, where school transport will be suspended on Thursday, 29 departments had been placed on orange alert, including 20 for “rain-flood”, eight for “wind”.
