“In two, three hours it was a disaster”: significant flooding, houses under water… The impressive images of the 90 mm fell in the Rhône and Ain

Up to 90 mm of precipitation fell in the Rhône and Ain departments in the night of Monday to Tuesday October 8, 2024. The firefighters had to intervene about twenty times in the Rhône, we learned from BFMTV.

A five-story building located on Cours Gambetta in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon had to be evacuated. Significant accumulations of water infiltrated the roof, flooding several apartments. The Crépieux station, in Rillieux-la-Pape (Rhône) was shut down until Tuesday morning, “the underground of Crépieux station being flooded due to weather conditions”indicated the SNCF this Monday.

On the Ain side, several homes ended up underwater, just like the streets of Dagneux, where the residents of the route de Genève had to be evacuated. According to our colleagues, “at least five houses were affected on this street”.

“I noticed that water was starting to come into the house. In two, three hours, it was a disaster“testifies Jean-Michel on the set of BFMTV, a resident who was “Woke up by the barking dog” who describes himself as “disappointed, disgusted” and who has been practicing since the intense rainy episode “to save animals and what still remains to be saved” in his home.

In the Rhôneup to 87 mm of precipitation was recorded in Trier75 mm in Mornant, 63.1 mm at Tête d’Or station in Lyon and 50. mm in Lyon-Bron. In Ain, the water has risen sharply with 60 to 90 mm of centimeters raised. The cars are still underwater and the firefighters have been on alert since this morning while the two departments have been placed on orange vigilance until ten o’clock. “We will have to see if the rain record in 24 ha has been broken, but it is possible that we will get closer.“, specified Guillaume Séchet, meteorologist and forecaster at Weather Lyon.

Local authorities urge residents to exercise caution faced with the risks of new floods or falling treeswhile Météo-France placed 19 other departments on orange alert this Tuesday, facing the arrival of the Kirk depression.

In the Rhône, wind gusts ranging from 90 to 100 km/h are expected during the night of Wednesday October 9 to Thursday October 10.