Seine-et-Marne is on orange alert for floods this Thursday, Météo France announced in its 4pm bulletin. It has rained heavily in this area since Wednesday midday and after a lull on Thursday morning, there is significant rainfall again this Thursday afternoon. Flooding is underway in several areas, particularly around Coulommiers.
“A major flood” is underway on the lower Grand Morin after the “significant” rainfall since Wednesday afternoon, Vigicrues specifies. “The precipitation, significant in the basin since Wednesday afternoon, is generating a rapid increase over the entire regulatory section. This increase is continuing this Thursday”the site says.
Flooded houses and roads
At 5:30 p.m., The firefighters had already intervened nearly 150 times for flooded housesa spokesperson for the Seine-et-Marne fire brigade told France Bleu Paris, mainly in the area of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Faremoutiers and Rebais. Two schools and a nursery were also evacuated. “as a precaution”continues this source, in La Celle-sur-Morin, Giremoutiers and Guérard. “In addition to the flooding, a tree was discovered by the technical teams in the Mouroux area. The electrical installations are heavily impacted by the bad weather.”indicates line P on his account X.
On the road, “The overflows are creating difficult traffic conditions in certain areas”warns the Seine-et-Marne prefecture on X. In transport, traffic is interrupted until the end of service this Thursday evening on line P between Marles en Brie and Coulommier due to a power supply failure, caused by bad weather, indicates SNCF Transilien on its website. “In addition to the flooding, a tree was discovered by the technical teams in the Mouroux area. The electrical installations are heavily impacted by the bad weather.”specifies the X account of the line.
Seine-et-Marne was already hit by major flooding at the beginning of August, following heavy rainstorms. In some towns, such as La Ferté-Gaucher, the water had risen to 40 cm. The Ile-de-France region announced last week that it was releasing €1.6 million in aid for those affected by the floods.
