in , floods “that we have not experienced for around forty years”

in , floods “that we have not experienced for around forty years”
in Rennes, floods “that we have not experienced for around forty years”

While several rivers overflowed this weekend in Ille-et-Vilaine, “the situation will not be resolved immediately”, authorities in the region warned on Sunday.

The inhabitants of and its surroundings had not witnessed such scenes for decades. The heavy rainfall generated by the Herminia depression and which fell on Brittany this weekend was the cause of floods “that we have not experienced for around forty years” in the Rennes conurbation, underlined this Sunday, January 26, Jean-Christophe Boursin, secretary general for regional affairs to the prefect of the Brittany region.

This exceptional situation “is explained by already high rivers, soils well saturated with water” and the fact that in an urban environment, “there is not much room to drain” the water when it rains. , he clarified during a press briefing.

Numerous overflows were observed in Ille-et-Vilaine, a department placed on orange alert by Météo until Monday due to flooding, as were Orne, , Mayenne and Maine-et-. “We had a first peak which occurred (Saturday) at the end of the day” and which was followed by a lull during the night from Saturday to Sunday, detailed Jean-Christophe-Boursin.

Unfortunately, the decline of rivers in Ille-et-Vilaine will be “very slow” and should take several days. “The situation will not be resolved immediately,” warned Jean-Christophe Boursin.

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No casualties to report

Because the rain continued to fall on Sunday afternoon and the precipitation should continue during the night from Sunday to Monday, accompanied by gusts which could reach 100 km/h. Natalie Appéré, the mayor of Rennes, warned on Sunday morning: “It's the equivalent of 15 days of precipitation” which could still fall.

For now, firefighters have carried out around fifty interventions since Friday but “no casualties have been reported”, indicated Jean-Christophe Boursin, adding that the municipal protection plan has been activated by around ten municipalities, including Rennes.

Due to the rising waters of the Ille et Rance canal, the town hall of Rennes issued an order on Saturday evening to evacuate four streets concerning around a hundred homes and opened three gymnasiums to accommodate the unfortunate residents.

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