Seine-et-Marne has been placed on red alert for flooding, while a “very significant rainy episode” crosses part of the country, announced Météo-France on Wednesday, October 9, in the last bulletin published at 4 p.m. The organization also has several dozen departments on orange alert due to the rains.
“The expected amounts of rain could cause heavy to exceptional flooding in [la rivière] Great Morin. “Rapid increases and localized overflows could be observed already on Wednesday afternoon.”added, for its part, the specialized government site Vigicrues.
“In the Marne, in the Ile-de-France, notable and important flood levels could be reached in the coming days. In many tributaries in the Ile-de-France region or near Ile-de-France, depending on the rainfall actually observed, significant flooding or even significant and abundant runoff could occur.continues the same source.
Kirk’s depression, which intensifies in France on Wednesday, causes “heavy rain” from the Vendée to the Ardennes and strong gales in the south-west of the country and disruption of railway traffic in New Aquitaine. Rainfall is beginning to taper off in the western Pays de la Loire, with most of the rainfall falling between 1 and 3 p.m., Météo-France said.
In its press release, the organization also notes a “Very strong fan associated with the Kirk du Lyonnais/Dauphiné depression in Val-de-Saône and Franche-Comté, not exceptional for the season, but occurring in areas weakened by the heavy rains of recent days.”
