After the bad weather in the Rhône, it is time for cleaning in the municipalities in the south-west of the Lyon metropolis. The latter drew up a new assessment this Friday, October 18.
Bad weather caused damage in several municipalities in the southwest of the Lyon metropolis, such as Givors, Grigny, Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, Francheville, Saint-Genis-Laval. This Friday, October 18, the metropolis of Lyon drew up a new assessment.
“The Lyon Metropolis is fully committed to the serious episode of rain and flooding which is hitting the southwest of our territory,” specifies Bruno Bernard, president of the Lyon metropolis, in a press release.
Two Traveler areas evacuated, 12 schools closed
Among the disruptions still underway on the main roads, the metropolis indicates that the D386 remains impacted following the collapse of a low wall.
Two Traveler areas established in the municipalities of Givors and Grigny were evacuated as of Thursday, October 17. They were temporarily moved to other sites.
12 colleges are closed in the South-West sector of the Lyon metropolis: the Aubrac and Vallon college in Givors, the Aubarède college in Saint-Genis-Laval, the Malfroy college in Grigny, the Bernardin college in Francheville, the Rostand college in Craponne, the Plan du loup college in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, the Rousseau college in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, the Brossolette, Pagnol and la Clavelière colleges in Oullins Pierre-Bénite and the Giono college in Saint-Genis-Laval.
The restoration work will take place from this Monday, October 21, during the school holiday period.
Reinforced human and material resources
Concerning cleaning, human and material resources have been reinforced to repair the damage, particularly in the municipalities of Givors and Grigny.
“Additional mechanized resources (large sweepers, washers, flatbed truck) were deployed all afternoon this Friday, October 18, and interventions will continue on Saturday and Sunday if necessary,” indicates the metropolis of Lyon.
Cleaning and cleaning operations of the manholes are also underway and “pumping continues in Givors at several nerve centers in order to allow access to housing”, specifies the metropolis which adds that there is no no water outages to report.
