The new wave of bad weather that occurred on Friday January 24 in the evening has hit Brittany hard. According to Météo Bretagne, the cumulation of rain reached between 25 and 50 mm in Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique. In just two days, some areas of Finistère recorded more than 40 mm of precipitation.
In Rennes, the consequences were not long in coming. The Saint-Martin lock is overwhelmed, the surrounding streets are drowned under waters and traffic signs are already overlooking several axes. “It's impressive,” says a young woman, worried about her house. “Many Rennes take photos. We are afraid for our homes. »»
From her apartment, the young Marlène observes the climb and captures the moment in the photo. “The Saint-Martin meadows are full of fleet,” she notes. In Pacé, the La Flume river overflowed in the night. The rue du Docteur Léon is now under waters and several residences are affected. “I have never seen that,” says Nathan, a Pacéen Thursday.
Evacuations on the outskirts of Rennes
At the Moulin d'Apigné, in the town of Rheu, some residents were evacuated by firefighters. The situation is also critical of Bruz, where the cuttlefish continues to go up. “Next to the Fénicat equestrian center, the water level continues to increase,” worries Ronan. Already evacuated for the first time, the city's psychiatric clinic could again be emptied, according to our colleagues fromOuest-France.
-The context is just as worrying in Betton, where several roads are now impassable. The rue de Rennes, between the square roundabout and Bel Air, is completely overwhelmed. Avenue Mozart is cut between Gabriel Fauré and the Olivier Messiaen alley, while rue de la Forge is flooded between the Renault garage and the rue de la Robinais. Rue Anatole Le Braz is no longer accessible. The authorities call on the inhabitants to avoid any movement in these areas and especially not to engage on a submerged, on foot or by car.
A flood under close surveillance
State services remain on alert. The furniture and the ille are placed in orange alert, while the ugly upstream, the ugly median, the cuttlefish and the oust remain in yellow. Météo-France also maintains an alert for rain and floods until Saturday morning. Faced with the rise of waters, the authorities remind the inhabitants to follow the evolution of the situation on Météo-France and Vigicrues. They invite Brétillians to avoid the surroundings of rivers and take refuge in height in the event of a sudden flood. The prefect calls for the greatest vigilance.
