the Departmental Archives victims of a flood

Reading and meeting rooms serve as fallback areas for damaged documents. – Photo credit: Somme Department

Elise Leclercq
5:40 p.m. – January 16, 2025

In Amiens, the Somme Archives were victims of a flood. This follows a pipe rupture which took place on Monday.

Five premises where heritage documents are kept are affected. 210 meters of documents, including 100m directly affected, were evacuated. A restoration protocol has been put in place. Reading and meeting rooms serve as fallback areas for damaged documents.

As a result, the Departmental Archives are closed to the public until the end of February.