two departments placed on orange vigilance by Météo-France until Monday

The Oise and Aisne are placed by Météo-France on orange flood alert until Monday.

This Sunday, January 12, in its 4 p.m. bulletin, Météo-France kept the Aisne department on orange alert for floods. The neighboring department of Oise is now also concerned.

On the other hand, Ille-et-Vilaine, Eure and Val-d’Oise have returned to yellow.

The Oise and its affected tributaries

The meteorological institute explains that “the precipitation observed in recent days has caused the Oise river and its upstream tributaries to react. A first flood wave has spread over the entire section, generating overflows in the Condren and Sempigny sectors A second flood wave following Wednesday’s precipitation accentuated the rise in levels. It is currently in the Condren sector, and is causing a rise in levels in the area. the Sempigny sector.”

A “significant” flood was thus noted in the Condren sector, while a “risk of significant flooding” was announced in the Sempigny sector.