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Since Thursday October 17, 2024, 336 people have been involved in rescue operations and the 164 firefighters involved have carried out 416 interventions, including 11 rescues and 51 safety efforts. No injuries were reported.

The Loire department is placed on orange flood alert and yellow rain alert and
flood this Friday October 18, 2024. It remains strongly recommended to avoid non-essential travel and to stay at home.

A prefectural decree was issued requesting the closure of schools for the day of Friday October 18 and prohibiting collective passenger transport (including school transport) in 39 municipalities in the department affected by this episode.

Roads are collapsing

In the Pilat sector, the toll looks particularly heavy on the departmental road network.

At 1 p.m., visit of two ministers

Arrival of Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate and Risk Prevention and Nicolas Daragon, Minister Delegate in charge of Daily Safety at 1 p.m. in Chavanay.

A47 partially reopened at 8:45 a.m.

The reopening of the A47 for light vehicles has been effective in both directions since 4:30 a.m.

The highway is reopened to light vehicles on part of its route (between exits 11 and 15). The A47 remains closed between Ternay and exit 11 as long as the lanes remain flooded. Heavy goods vehicles must use the A89 and are prohibited from traveling on the A47. Checks are underway to fine heavy goods vehicles traveling on the A47.

Heavy goods vehicles are recommended to travel via the A89. They are prohibited from using the A47 and several mainland roads: M88, M1498. The list of closed roads has been updated.

SNCF lines cut

The SNCF Saint-Étienne – Lyon and Saint-Étienne – Le Puy lines remain closed.

At 1:30 a.m., end of the alert in Rive-de-Gier

In Rive-de-Gier, flood alert ends at 1:30 a.m. Respect the safety devices in place (barriers, signs, tape, etc.).

The roads have been seriously damaged in places and vehicles and branches are present on the roads.

The decline begins

Update at 8:30 a.m. from Météo 42:

This morning, the Cevennes episode is over. The heavy rains have eased and are giving way to a respite. A few showers will still be possible today but nothing like yesterday. The red vigilance has been lifted but our department remains on orange “flood” vigilance. Last night, the Loire reached a peak of 4 m, just behind the flood of December 2, 2003 (4.95m). All the rivers in the department are slowly receding. The Loire Forezienne and Loire Vellave section remains in orange level, while the Gier and Loire Charolaise in yellow. The return to normal will gradually take place throughout the day today. Please note, however, that the Rivas bridge in Craintilleux, that of Balbigny and that of Montrond-les-bains are closed to traffic.

According to Météo France, on the south-eastern edge of the Loire, the eastern edge of Haute-Loire as well as in the north of Ardèche, 80 to 130 mm and locally 170 mm have been recorded since the start of the episode. , or even more than 250 to 300 mm on the peaks of Vivarais.

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