Near Rennes, two rivers go on orange alert for the risk of floods

Due to the degraded weather conditions and the state of the soil and the rivers of the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, the “Vilaine and Breton coastal” flood forecasting service has placed two rivers in alections orange for flood risk, this Friday January 24, 2025: the risk is thus high at three on four, for
The furniture and the ille-teil.

The Bassins-Versants of the Meu, in the sector of Mordelle, but also that of the Ille, north of Rennes, at the level of the Saint-Martin lock, are experiencing cumulative rain this January 24. Precipitation will be maintained on Saturday “on already high basic levels and saturated soils following the rains at the beginning of the month and last Wednesday,” said the flood forecast service. The levels, already high, will stay until the beginning of next week due to the rainy passage on Sunday.

“Slightly greater than those observed during the January 9” flood is expected. Not to mention that nautical activities are prohibited on the rivers concerned by an orange alert, the prefecture of Ille-et-Vilaine recalled that the situation can have several other unfortunate consequences: traffic conditions can be made difficult on The entire network and disturbances can affect rail transport.

Météo-France also maintains the Ille-et-Vilaine in yellow vigilance for risk “flood rain” until Saturday January 25 at 4 a.m.