The phenomenon was predicted, the weather forecast was not wrong. Heavy rain has fallen since the night of Monday to Tuesday in Lyon and in the rest of the Rhône department, placed on orange alert by Météo France.
Around thirty interventions
At 1 p.m. this Tuesday, we recorded 75mm of rain fell within twelve hours at the Lyon-Bron weather station. Significant rainfall which was not without consequences.
The firefighters carried out around thirty interventions linked to bad weather, in municipalities quite far from each other: Condrieu, Villefranche, Lyon… They traveled to flooded cellars and garages and trees fallen on the road.
A Lyonfirefighters intervened in a building on Cours Gambetta (7th) whose roof had taken on water. Several apartments were flooded on the 3rd and 4th floors.
A Sainte Catherinein the Lyonnais mountains, lightning struck an electricity pole, causing a power cut in many homes in the village.
A LarajasseuA landslide also disrupted traffic on the D2 between Saint-Catherine and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise.
In Villefranche, the gendarmerie barracks victim of bad weather
Damage was noted in the Villefranche gendarmerie barracks, located on avenue Joseph-Balloffet. Four fire trucks intervened from 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
Tiles were lifted due to the wind, causing water infiltration in some buildings. These would be places where the gendarmes live. Retiling and covering operations were carried out by the firefighters.
A Tassin-la-Demi-Luneviolent winds caused a tree to fall in the grounds of a residence without causing any damage.
A Aveizethe bowling alley was transformed into a swimming pool with the accumulation of rain which fell on the field.
In neighboring departments
In Ain, the town of Dagneux, near Montluel, was hit hard by the floods. In the area of the Geneva road, residents were evacuated, four to five houses were flooded.
More information to read here.
A Dardillythe D306 was flooded in places this Tuesday morning.
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The Gier gets out of his bed
Vigilance is also required at watercourses. This is the case of Gamesto the south of the department, which is placed on yellow alert. Overflows were noted in the afternoon.
Another watercourse concerned, the Merdansonin Brignais, was overflowing this Tuesday morning. Consequence: the neighboring Sacuny road was closed to traffic.
