Bad weather reveals the fragility of certain buildings. The international school campus continues to suffer significant infiltration. It accommodates nearly 2,000 students and its green roof allows a lot of water to pass through.
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Water has fallen in quantity in recent days in Lyon. She has infiltrated the international school campus. Partially flooded areas had to be closed.
As they leave the international school complex, with supporting images, several students reveal the images they filmed inside. Water is leaking from the ceilings, forming a large puddle on the floor. A final year student testifies “there was water infiltration, in places drops fell. It affects traffic in the school“, he said.
Another student describes, “every time there is heavy rain, we have water infiltration.”
In question, the large green roof which covers the gymnasiums, the refectory and the central aisle of the building. Defective, it has been letting water through for several years. Tarpaulins protect certain spaces but repairs would be complex and expensive.
Paul Assunçao is secretary general of the Cité Scolaire Internationale, he deplores the situation.
“It is a roof which is an architectural feat, which is 30 years old. He’s been leaking for some time and things are getting worse and worse every year.“
“We are a multi-collective communityhe continues, region, metropolis of Lyon and city of Lyon, and everyone must agree to finance the roof repair work, knowing that the last estimate that we have at our disposal dates from ago a few years, we were on 8 million euros“.
The region, the main financier, says it is ready to finance the necessary work. However, she indicates that she is awaiting responses from the other communities concerned.
This building is not the only one to be affected by bad weather, other educational establishments have also suffered water infiltration.
In total, around twenty high schools and 12 middle schools in the Lyon metropolitan area had to be closed exceptionally on Friday October 18, 2024.
