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Thursday September 26, 2024, once again, residents of eastern Seine-et-Marne are experiencing floods, after those of last August.

Once again, it ise Grand Morin which overflowed into many municipalities.

The residents of La Ferté-Gaucher, Meilleray and La Celle-sur-Morin watched with apprehension as the river rose all day.

First placed on yellow alert for risk of flooding at the start of the day, the Morin section was placed on orange alert in the middle of the afternoon. “After a calm observed this morning, more disturbed weather was observed this Thursday afternoon in the watershed, generating a new increase over the entire section,” specifies the Vigicrues website.

The flood peak should be reached around 6 p.m., according to authorities.

“We put everything up high”

In La Ferté-Gaucher, residents took precautions when they noticed the rise in the river level. “I put everything back together in my basement with a neighbor and my wife, especially the household appliances. We put it all 25 cm high. It’s been a disaster since 2018”explains a Fertois, who lives near Ru des Cordelins.

At Jean-Campin collegemembers of the college staff moved their vehicles, usually parked in the parking lot along Ru des Cordelins. A high, strategic site: “We wait for the teachers to leave so we can park our car a little further away,” says a resident of La Ferté-Gaucher who would also like to be able to keep her car safe. She waited, she went to stock up on pipes for her water pump.

Garage 3A, located on Avenue desUnis, has already been hit twice during previous floods. This time, they were able to anticipate the rise of the river:

we assembled all the equipment just in case. But we find that it has decreased since this morning. We’re still getting ready.

Throughout this area, gardens bordering a watercourse are flooded. This is particularly the case in Saint-Martin-des-Champs where the fields are also subject to these floods.

HAS Mortdeerresidents are also flooded. The gendarmes went to the site to ensure security, particularly because several streets were blocked by water, making dangerous traffic.

In Faremoutiers, the station parking lot is also flooded. Motorists have no other choice to reach their car: they have to put their feet in the water!

HAS Pommerthe school is preparing to have to keep children longer than expected. Some parents will take longer to reach their community this evening, due to the closed roads and the P line which is at a standstill. “No worries, the children are safe with the teachers at school,” the school tells parents.

Same message to Saâcy-sur-Marnenear La Ferté-sous-Jouarre: after-school care takes care of the children. The school is not affected by the flooding.

Line P at a standstill

HAS La Celle-sur-Morinthe river left its bed to reach… the railway tracks. Line P trains are blocked, none are running between Coulommiers and Marles-en-Brie. The SNCF deploys replacement buses to transport travelers to their destination.

For the moment, no disruption between Coulommiers and Paris.

HAS Couilly-Pont-aux-Damesthe town hall asks residents to take precautions, predicting a fairly late peak in the flood, around 10 p.m.

To monitor the evolution of the flood, go to the Vigicrues website.

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