Heavy stormy showers hit the north of Doubs and the east of Haute-Saône on Sunday June 2 in the evening. The bad weather caused local flooding, mudslides, and blocked traffic routes.
We announced it to you yesterday on France 3 Franche-Comté. Sunday June 2, 2024, the four departments of the territory were placed on yellow “thunderstorm” alert by Météo France, with the risk of stormy showers bringing with them heavy precipitation.
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In the streets of Gemonval (Doubs), the situation is still complicated this Monday, June 3.
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And there was no shortage of this in the east of the Haute-Saône department, and in the north of Doubs, where the sky was unleashed around 7 p.m. Contacted, the France 3 Franche-Comté firefighters handled around fifty interventions in one hour, a very short period of time. “It hit hard in the municipalities of Saulnot, Crevans, Courchaton, Grange-le-Bourg and Secenan” explained the SDIS 70.
We had to carry out several safety measures because water entered some homes. But there was no endangering of human lives. In the most affected houses, we had up to 30-40 cm of water.
On the side of the FDSEA of Haute-Saône, it is indicated that 62mm fell in Vy-lès-Lure, 42mm in Arpenans or even 29mm in Marast. Bad weather which will not help the daily lives of farmers and construction companies, strongly impacted by this lasting bad weather.
Also in the Doubs, the stormy showers, which began around 7:30 p.m., required emergency services to intervene. According to SDIS 25, “flooding and a mudslide“took place in the villages of Gemonval and Marvelise,”following heavy rainfall“Around ten houses were affected by the disaster, which required five interventions by firefighters.”One of the owners was relocated to his family following cracks in his home” specifies the sappers.
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The situation in Gemonval, Monday June 3, a few hours after the showers.
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Two other isolated interventions took place in Anteuil and Longevelle-sur-Doubs, before another heatwave on the night of June 2 to 3, in the town of Blussans. After the overflow of the “des Combes” stream. “Twelve houses were impacted by the weather event“said the Doubs gendarmerie, present on the scene.”But this did not require immediate intervention or rehousing. The D297, the main traffic axis of the village, has been cut“.
