Roads and the Nantes ring road flooded
Flooding is reported on several roads in Loire-Atlantique. The Pays de Retz is the most affected sector, notably Pornic. The Nantes ring road is flooded. Traffic is on one lane, the right lane, on the outer ring road from Porte de la Chapelle. A partial or total closure is being considered.
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More than 274 interventions at 4:30 p.m.
More than 200 firefighters from Loire-Atlantique are engaged in 274 interventions, including nearly 170 in progress at 4:30 p.m., mainly for flooding of garages, cellars and houses. The municipalities most affected: La Plaine-sur-Mer, Pornic, Saint-Nazaire and Nantes. No casualties have been reported.
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A street under water in Couëron
In Couëron, agents from Nantes Métropole, Suez and Veolia are working to reduce the water level on rue Albert-Thomas. Objective : That people can return to their homes this evening when they get home from work
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Significant rainfall accumulations
Over the last 24 hours, total rainfall reached 74 mm in Pornic, 66 mm in Loroux-Bottereau, 64 mm in Nantes, 55 mm in Carquefou and Machecoul, 51 mm in Donges, 49 mm in Saint-Nazaire, 48 mm in Saint-Philbert-de-Grandlieu. It’s not the rain that’s falling that’s the problem, but rather how it will behave in the final hours of the depression. The soils are saturated
explains meteorologist Steven Tual.
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A leisure center evacuated in Saint-Viaud
The commune of the Pays de Retz was not spared by the passage of the rainy front. Around thirty children were evacuated as a preventive measure while the mayor expected the worst
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Trains, coaches, public transport: the hassle
The weather also disrupts the circulation of trains, Aléop coaches and public transport in Nantes.
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Houses under water in Machecoul and Villeneuve
Firefighters were called to the village of La Voyetterie where several houses were flooded, as in 2018. On the Route de la Pommeraie, the water cascaded into the intake canal from a bridge.
What is the outcome in Saint-Nazaire?
The port city did not escape the passage of Storm Kirk this Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Secondary roads were flooded, as were cellars and garages.
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Hard blow for farmers and market gardeners
Continuous rains are disrupting both sowing and harvesting, undermining the morale of farmers in the department. For their part, Nantes market gardeners are announcing harvest losses.
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Nantes traders anticipated
Scalded cat fears cold water. After experiencing serious problems due to previous storms, the management of the Durance bookstore had taken the initiative to avoid damage to the books.
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Drowned in the mud near La Plaine-sur-Mer
Ditches and roads are no longer distinguishable under the lake-like bodies of water, despite the (flood) signs hastily installed by municipal services. Many parts of the Pornic – Saint-Nazaire blue road are cut; CD 313 towards Pointe Saint-Gildas is crossed by torrents coming from the fields; the lowest points of the territory are submerged in mud and water and impassable. The earth from the fields invades the local roads, the paths turn into torrents. Many homes are flooded. The residents have never seen such a deluge and did not believe the alerts from Météo-France.
Recycling center closed in Saint-Brevin
The recycling center is no longer accessible and is closed. The cause: a flooded access road.
Services on alert in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre
In La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, the town alerted to the situation: Ditches overflowing onto the Grandchamp road, a tree cuts traffic on the Forge bridge (evacuation in progress), all municipal halls are closed this evening
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Damage to Orvault
The crisis unit activated on Tuesday in Orvault noted problematic situations this afternoon in several districts of the city: Bourg, Pont du Cens, Bigeottière, Baronnière and Petit Moulin. Several homes saw their cellars, garages or basements flooded
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Roads are also impacted by the Cens flood or due to the saturation of rainwater networks. The bottom of avenue Félix-Vincent is closed to traffic.
Several City buildings also suffered water damage. Rather light in schools or nurseries, more serious in certain gymnasiums: those of Bugallière, Ferrière, Petit-Chantilly and halls 1 and 2 of Cholière will not be accessible Thursday October 10 while the damage is identified and carry out the necessary interventions for their reopening.
The Ormédo media library had to close its manga area following infiltrations. The show scheduled for this evening at the Théâtre de la Gobinière is, however, maintained.
And Thursday October 10?
Météo France lowers vigilance from orange to yellow for the Loire-Atlantique department. Vendée remains in orange.
