Storm Leslie hits the Alpes-Maritimes this Thursday. The department is placed in red rain-flood alert from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday morning by Météo France, just a few hours after the orange alert on Wednesday. The soils are still waterlogged, particularly on the coast. Rivers remain at high levels even before the expected heavy rainfall. France Bleu Azur supports you and informs you in real time at the end of the day, on the air, on the web and the app HERE. Here’s what you need to remember:
Up to 180 millimeters of rain expected
Up to 180 millimeters of rain is expected locally. The Pays Grassois and the valleys are particularly monitored. Hail is possible, announces the meteorological services.
Of the gusts over 80 km/h are expected.
The Alpes-Maritimes are in orange vigilance concerning watercourses. Some, like the Wolf, are already very swollen after the heavy rains on Wednesday.
No school closures on Friday
All schools in the Alpes-Maritimes are closed since this Thursday morning in anticipation of the passage of the storm. However, no closure planned for Friday, announces the Prefecture.
THE waste collections are canceled this Thursday evening in the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis.
Shopping centers Cap 3000 and Polygone Riviera close their doors from 6 p.m. in accordance with the recommendations of the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture.
In Cannes, the Palais des Festivals was evacuated.
All outdoor sports activities have been suspended this Thursday evening in the department.
No more trains from 5:30 p.m.
Rail traffic is suspended from 5:30 p.m. between Les Arcs and Ventimiglia. The trains stop in Toulon this Thursday evening.
In Nice, the town hall opens the Leyrit room, which opens from 5 p.m. to accommodate the homeless (70 beds).
A hundred campers evacuated
750 firefighters were mobilized throughout the evening.
Around ten people evacuated from their homes. Around a hundred campers also evacuated.
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