Sunday in vigilance for Brittany, floods in Rennes

Posted: 10:05 am – Modified: 10:41 am Dolorès Charles

Météo France has placed the Brittany region and the Mayenne department under orange vigilance, for flood rains, floods or strong winds this Sunday, January 26.

Complicated situation in Rennes

Orange vigilance for risk of floods in Ille-et-Vilaine. The rise of waters will continue today, especially in the sectors of the Ille canal, some of which have been evacuated, and Vilaine called “median”, with difficulties noted in Apigné and around the Saint-Cyr park. A new rainy front will arrive during the day and should generate significant accumulation.

The city of Rennes activated its municipal communal safeguard plan on Saturday January 25 at 5 p.m. and a crisis cell is in place. Residents are recommended to maintain a high level of vigilance.

• Find out continuously about the evolution of the rise of waters and the level of vigilance, by consulting the press and the social networks of the city.
• Do not engage on the flooded tracks, even weakly, neither by car, nor on foot.
• Respect the instructions of the authorities and the emergency services.
• Avoid travel as much as possible.

In the event that you see a rise in waters near your home:

• Cut your networks (electricity, water, gas, etc.),
• Enjoy your vehicles (s) from the flood zone,
• Close doors, windows and sighs
• Suit household appliances and toxic products.
• Do not go to the underground parking lots, basements and cellars.

Two open emergency centers

An evacuation decree was taken by the city of Rennes, on rue Jean Claude Camors and the alleys Doctor Roger Maruel, Camille Godet and Alphonse Jarry. Residents must leave their home by favoring accommodation with relatives.

Two emergency reception centers were opened by the city and will continue to operate in the coming days for the inhabitants who cannot be hosted by relatives:

• JULES-ISAAC gymnasium, 9 rue du Morbihan
• Constant-Véron gymnasium, located at 1 rue Constant-Véron

In the event of an emergency or danger, contact the firefighters at 18 or 112 from a mobile phone. The city of Rennes provides telephone reception on 02 23 62 10 10.

The “Vilaine and Breton coastal” flood forecasting service has placed the cuttings, the upstream and median ugly in orange level vigilance for flood risk (level 3 on a scale of 4) this Sunday.

The ugly downstream and the oust are kept in yellow alert.

Mayenne : raw vigilance is maintained in orange. The prefecture calls for caution near the rivers and rivers. The heights of flood peaks provided for at Mayenne station: 2 m 36, expected between 11 and 1 pm; At the Laval station: 1 m66, expected peak between 11 and 1 p.m. and at the Château-Gontier station: 1 m 74, expected peak between 11 and 1 p.m.

Morbihan : The department is under orange alert for rain / floods. Depression “Herminia“generates violent winds in the morning on Brittany, it will be followed in the evening of a rainy degradation in a context of saturated soils. In the evening on Sunday, a new strengthening of the wind is expected, an orange vigilance is not envisaged for the ‘Instant but the situation calls for the prudence of each, indicates the prefecture.

Finistère and Côtes d’Armor : These two departments are on orange vigilance for strong winds. This morning, the wind will be able to cause gusts from 100 to 110 km/h in the land and up to 130 km/h on the coastlines. The strongest accumulated rain expected are 40 mm on the Arrée mountains.

For the Côtes d’Armor, the southwest wind linked to the Herminia depression will strengthen gonstolations that up to 100 to 110 km/h on the coastal coastline and from 90 to 100 km/h in the land.

Disturbed ter lines

SNCF Réseau suspends rail traffic on certain lines of Brittany this Sunday: Quimper Landerneau from 8:30 am and Rennes St Malo from 9 p.m.

Slowings are also to be expected on the following lines: Lorient Quimper from 8:30 am and Rennes St Brieuc and Rennes Vannes in the evening.