The decline has begun. Seine-et-Marne, which was the only Ile-de-France department to be kept on red alert, is now on orange flood alert. In Crécy-la-Chapelle where more than 1.30m of water were noted in certain places, nearly 200 people were evacuated from the town center. The EAU Vive gymnasium remains open until 7 p.m. to welcome victims. Electricity still cannot be restored, with electrical installations being waterlogged. A medical-psychological emergency unit has been set up for the victims.
In the same sector, the situation is also improving in Pommeuse, where the maximum was reached in the afternoon of Thursday at 3.74m, well exceeding the level of the 2016 flood. at 3.42m. In other towns, located not far away, such as Esbly or Couilly-Pont, aux-Dames, there again, the decline is effective. Vigicrues, the flood forecasting network in France, specifies that “the decline is now well underway over the entire section, although significant overflows can still be observed“.
In the department of Seine-et-Marne alone, 141 municipalities, out of a total of 507, have been affected by flooding since the passage of Storm Kirk and 46 departmental roads were cut at the height of the floods. **Rain forecast this Saturday should be light and “should not counteract the tendency towards recession upstream of the watercourses.
In these conditions, the current floods continue their slow propagation downstream.” further specifies Vigicrues.
