This Monday, October 14, 2024, a few days after the passage of the Kirk depression, which caused sustained and lasting rain, the Maine floods the docks of Angers, made inaccessible.
The Maine floods the docks of Angers. West France
Traffic prohibited
The low Épinard road is also closed to traffic due to a flooded roadway. It will be one year to the day, this Thursday, October 17, that Maine-et-Loire is faced with excess rainfall.
The low path of Épinard. West France
In one year, 950 mm (almost a meter) of rain fell on Anjou.
The Maine floods the docks of Angers. West France
“Three weeks of precipitation” in one day
In October, 96 mm has already fallen, compared to 121 in October 2023, already considered very rainy. And there is still a risk of rain this weekend, with 34 mm forecast for Friday on soils already saturated with water.
The Maine floods the docks of Angers. West France
During the passage of ex-Hurricane Kirk, Maine-et-Loire recorded “three weeks of precipitation” in one day, and the record for precipitation recorded in one day for the month of October in Angers was broken.
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