Since Wednesday evening, the Kirk Depression has left more than 67,000 customers without power. This Thursday morning, 18,000 customers are still without electricity in Alsace and Franche-Comté, according to Enedis.
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. School transport is suspended this Thursday in the department.
In addition to Seine-et-Marne, confirmed on red alert for this Thursday, Météo France also maintained six departments on Orange flood alert, according to the bulletin published at 6 a.m. Orange wind vigilance has, however, been lifted in all the departments concerned (Territoire-de-Belfort, Haute-Saône, Doubs) as well as flood vigilance in the Alpes-Maritimes.
Death of a boater in Hérault
A boater died off the coast of Sète and another is in absolute emergency after the strong swell shaking the coasts of Hérault capsized three boats, announced the prefecture of this department.
At the end of a crisis meeting in Paris, the Minister of Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, highlighted the mobilization of “all state services” and called “everyone to exercise caution” . “These episodes will be repeated. We are in a moment where climate change is reflected concretely in our daily lives,” she stressed to journalists.
According to the Minister for Transport François Durovray, the difficulties on Wednesday at the end of the day remained “limited”, with in particular “a few diverted planes”. On the rail, he mentioned the possibility of “downed trees” or “collapses of embankments” and the arrangements made “so that before the opening of the service”, this Thursday, “all checks are made and that obviously the safety of users is ensured.”
In Noirmoutier-en-l’île, in Vendée, the hospital center was affected by a flood. Many roads were flooded in many sectors of the department. Firefighters carried out more than 130 interventions. The heavy rainfall also caused flooding of the A11 motorway towards Paris in the town of Chartres (Eure-et-Loir), leading to a cutting of this road, indicated Bison Futé.
In Loire" rel="tag">Pays de la Loire, “heavy rains led to flooding on the tracks” between Saint-Nazaire and Le Croisic, Nantes and Pornic as well as between Nantes and Saint-Gilles, interrupting rail traffic in places.
In Loire-Atlantique, 22 roads were completely or partially cut, according to the departmental council.
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