More than 4,000 residents are affected. Above all, you should not drink tap water, which is contaminated after heavy rains. Bottles of water are distributed to residents.
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Published on 20/11/2024 08:43
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You should not drink tap water, unfit for consumption, in around fifteen towns in Seine-Maritime since Tuesday, France Bleu Normandie learned on Wednesday November 20 from the ARS. This concerns more than 4,000 inhabitants.
The water is contaminated by particles of clay and silt after heavy rains. In a reservoir, the water has become too turbid. According to the ARS (Regional Health Agency), this phenomenon can expose “at risk of microbial contamination”. The ARS recommends not to consume it until further notice.
It is the Longueville sector which is concerned, the Community of Terroir de Caux communes, and a small part of the Agglomeration community of the Dieppe region. The ARS calls on residents to be very careful. It is forbidden to use tap water for anything that is “food uses, drinking, teeth washing, infant washing, food preparation, and ice cubes”recalls the agency. On the other hand, tap water can be used for showering or toileting.
Subscribers are directly informed by the community or the water network operator, indicates the ARS. Bottles of water are distributed to residents. “All measures have been taken so that a return to a normal situation takes place quickly. Regular information will be provided by the community and the operator to the inhabitants of the municipalities on the evolution of the situation”assure l’ARS.
