After the passage of Storm Kirk in France, several disturbances remain in the Essonne department. Residents are urged to be extremely careful.
Since the start of the precipitation, the Essonne Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis 91) has mobilized its firefighters for a total of 879 interventions. The Center Group, in charge of a vast territory between Boullay-les-Troux, Dourdan, Bouray-sur-Juine et Sainte-Geneviève-des-Boishandled nearly 400 interventions.
Sdis91 deployed cutting and exhausting equipment in various rescue centers. This is an operation which consists of evacuating accumulated water by mechanical means. Yesterday evening, a group of divers was also mobilized for evacuations, in particular to airlift two people stranded by water in the town of Villebon-sur-Yvettewith the support of the Dragon 75.1 helicopter.
According to Météo France, the equivalent of a month of precipitation fell in 24 hours, an exceptional natural disaster which had not been observed since 1920, i.e. 104 years. On the roads, drivers are asked to avoid going to Paris via the RN20. It remains cut at the level of Longjumeau. The RD116, announced closed yesterday, was able to be reopened during the night from Thursday to Friday.
Schools and colleges closed
This Friday, October 11, several educational establishments and municipal places are impacted by flooding within buildings or by impassable roads. HAS Saint-Chéronthe flood of the Orge makes the school group and the Pont-de-Bois college inaccessible, as well as the Closeaux gymnasium. The situation is identical to Bures-sur-Yvette with the Guyonnerie college closed due to impassable roads.
The Pyramides high school in Evry-Courcouronnes remains open, but meals distributed to students and educational staff will be distributed cold. The refectory and kitchens are submerged. In the town of Gif-sur-Yvette, heavily affected by the torrential rains, the Juliette-Adam college remains closed until the end of next week. The Department of Essonne, which is responsible for middle schools, plans to distribute laptops to sixth grade students from Monday October 14.
A Arpajonthe decision was taken to close the Rémarde school and its leisure center, the Flocon Papillon crèche, the Marcel-Duhamel sports center and the space dedicated to the Municipal Youth Service. At 9:30 a.m., the town hall announced that the peak of the flood had not yet been reached.
A Breuilletthe electricity network is still cut for the hamlet of Galion and Avenue de Bougainville. The Moulin des Muses, including the media library and the music conservatory, remains closed like the François-Ruiz gymnasium and the Trois Vallées swimming pool.
A Dourdanit is now possible to drink tap water again. The Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency and Veolia recommend limiting water consumption in order to allow the tanks to fill completely.
A Longjumeauthe situation is getting worse since the peak of the flood yesterday evening. The city center and the Balizy district are flooded. The Jean-Mermoz and Charles-Perrault nursery schools and the Hélène-Boucher and Georges-Guynemer elementary schools are closed as well as the Yvonne-Estival nursery and the Jean-Perrin vocational high school. The Yvette clinic remains accessible via the Corbeil road only.
The municipalities affected by blocked roads invite users not to move the barriers and to respect the diversions put in place. They also call on them to open a claim file with home insurers as soon as possible. Firefighters are encouraging residents to limit their movements, to charge their phones in the event of an upcoming power outage and, above all, not to enter flooded areas.
