With the arrival of former Hurricane Kirk, now classified as a depression, 19 departments, mainly located in the west of France, have been placed on orange vigilance for rain-flood starting this Wednesday, October 9, 6 a.m. Loire-Atlantique and Vendée are part of this.
The equivalent of a month of rain in one day
Very large quantities of water are expected to fall in Loire-Atlantique, just like in Vendée, also placed on yellow alert for wind. Rainfall accumulations will be very significant, up to 90 mm. This represents the equivalent of a month of rain in a single day, Météo-France alert. Given that the floors are already very wetthe risk of flooding is very high.
In a press release this Tuesday noon, the Vendée prefecture, noted “that a risk of accumulations even higher than those mentioned is not completely excluded in the south of Pays de la Loire, which could in this case require an increase in the level of vigilance.” It calls for extreme caution when traveling.
The Lay and the Sèvre Nantaise on yellow alert for floods
The Lay and Sèvre Nantaise rivers are on yellow alert for floods. There could be overflows in places, warns the Vendée prefecture. HAS Mareuil-sur-Laythe Lay should pass 1.50 m this Wednesday afternoon, according to the observatory Vigicrues. And to Saint Mesminnear Pouzauges, the Sèvre Nantaise which was at 1.28 m this Tuesday evening should rise by more than a meter to reach 2.60 m this Wednesday at 2 p.m. Be careful also around the Vendée river whose flow increases as at Foussais-Payré, and then at La Roche-sur-Yonseveral streets or paths on the banks of the Yon or Ornay will be closed as a precaution by the town hall.
The SNCF for its part, invites its users to find out before going to the station. Because traffic could be disrupted.
In Nantes, parks and enclosed gardens will be closed this Wednesday, October 9.
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