Last department in red flood vigilance, Seine-et-Marne was downgraded this Saturday morning to orange vigilance, in the latest Météo France bulletin. Eure-et-Loir and Loir-et-Cher are still on orange flood alert for Saturday and Sunday. Météo France notes this morning a “general trend towards recession and the propagation of floods downstream everywhere. »
“On Saturday, the weather situation is relatively calm in flooded watersheds. The rains forecast for Saturday are light in the north of the country and should not counteract the decreasing trend upstream of the rivers. In these conditions, the current floods continue their slow propagation downstream,” summarized Vigicrues in its 6 a.m. bulletin.
The floods of recent days have particularly affected the watercourses of the Grand Morin and the Loir upstream. After flooding in several municipalities, “the flood peaks have passed on these two sections where the trend is now towards recession”, specifies the organization.
“Significant” flooding still possible
“Significant” flooding still remains possible this Saturday. The Loir upstream and the Loir Vendômois therefore remain on orange alert until Sunday, as well as the Grand Morin downstream and the Eure upstream. In this last area, a “potential new rise until the night of October 12 to 13” is expected “due to the propagation of the flood wave from upstream. »
Video“The fridges are dead”: the inhabitants of Seine-et-Marne facing the damage from storm Kirk
Some 800 rescue operations have been carried out since the start of the bad weather, with 304 people evacuated and brought to safety. According to a report from the Ministry of the Interior, the bad weather and floods caused by Storm Kirk have at this stage caused one serious injury and 11 minor injuries.
Friday at 6 p.m., 5,000 homes remained without electricity after the passage of Kirk, mainly in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (4,000), indicated the manager of the electricity distribution network Enedis.
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