Once the Kirk depression has passed, the orange rain-flood vigilance was lifted this Thursday, October 10 by Météo France. After the rains which fell over the last 24 hours in the Marne, the department was placed on yellow alert for the risk of flooding.
There is a “risk of flooding generating overflows” on the section of the Aisne river in Argonne, specifies the Vigicrues website. At 7:30 a.m. this Thursday, the water rose to 1.59m in Verrières.
Seine-et-Marne on red alert
The other rivers of the Marne remain green for the moment. Neighboring Seine-et-Marne is placed on red alert. The highest level of alert was triggered due to the risk of major flooding on the Grand Morin, a tributary of the Marne.
60 interventions in the department
Throughout the department, around sixty interventions have been carried out by firefighters since Wednesday evening, mainly for flooded cellars concentrated to the west and southwest of Épernay, in the sectors of Sézanne, Esternay, Montmirail. , Dormans, including several drying outs in Moussy and Verneuil. Firefighters were also called to Vitryat in Saint-Amand-sur-Fion. Some flooding has also been reported in Greater Reims.
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