Nantes, Chartres, Paris… The Kirk depression hit a large part of France from Vendée to the Ardennes this Wednesday October 9 and Thursday October 10. The rains were heavy and several departments experienced flooding.
The Kirk depression dumped downpours of water on the country until late at night this Thursday, October 10, crossing France this Wednesday from Vendée to the Ardennes. At the height of the phenomenon, 35 departments were placed by Météo-France on orange alert for floods, violent winds or rain-floods.
Vigilances which were lifted over the hours by the meteorological agency, as the Kirk depression progressed towards the east of the country. More than 67,000 customers were deprived of electricity this Wednesday evening, mainly in the South-West, announced Enedis, the distribution network manager.
The National Assembly takes on water
A risk of “strong to exceptional” flooding on the Grand Morin river, a sub-tributary of the Seine, justified the placement of Seine-et-Marne on red alert, according to Vigicrues. An alert which remains intact this Thursday, October 10 at dawn: in this department, school transport will be suspended for the day. The flood peak is not expected until midday/early afternoon.
The equivalent of a month of rain was expected in one day on an axis going from Vendée to Champagne-Ardenne, to the south of Picardy via the Paris region.
In Noirmoutier-en-l’île, in Vendée, the hospital center was affected by a flood, which did not require evacuation, according to the prefecture. Many roads were flooded in several sectors of the department. Firefighters have carried out 134 interventions since the start of the storm and received more than 536 calls.
The heavy rainfall also caused flooding of the A11 motorway towards Paris in the town of Chartres, leading to a cutting of this lane, indicated Bison Futé.
In the capital, cumulative rain had already reached 65 mm in the evening, indicates meteorologist Guillaume Séchet. This makes this Wednesday the rainiest day in the capital since 1920. A sign of a historic day: even the National Assembly took on water in the evening.
In Loire" rel="tag">Pays de la Loire, “heavy rains led to flooding on the tracks” between Saint-Nazaire and Le Croisic, Nantes and Pornic as well as between Nantes and Saint-Gilles, interrupting rail traffic in places. In Loire-Atlantique, 22 roads were totally or partially cut according to the departmental council.
In New Aquitaine, a strong gust of wind was felt, particularly on the western summits of the Pyrenees: according to Météo France, gusts of 211 km/h were recorded overnight in the area of the resort. skiing in Iraty (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).
