HE “the dream of his life” : METROme Triquenot planned to open his ready-to-wear store on Saturday, October 12, in a pedestrian street in Coulommiers (Seine-et-Marne). Forty-eight hours before the opening, a client told him that her store was flooded. “When we arrived, the water was up to our thighs. We only had time to lift a few clothes, but many things are ruined”she says, while her husband cleans the mud that has invaded the room.
This Thursday, October 10, after the passage of the Kirk depression and heavy rains, the Grand Morin river, a tributary of the Marne, overflowed, reaching 3.52 meters in the morning. According to Vigicrues, it is a “major flood, generally larger than 2016”year in which the Morin had reached 3.42 meters, according to The Parisian. The city center of Coulommiers was completely paralyzed and almost all roads leading to the city were blocked. And several residents living on the ground floor had to be evacuated early in the morning.
like meme Triquenot, several merchants saw their premises looted. Claude (who did not want to reveal his last name like the rest of the people his name refers to), runs a DIY parts store. He points to the muddy floor of the room: “And again, I’m fine, I sell oil type products so I haven’t had much damage. Plus, it’s disastrous. » Indeed, the neighboring tobacconist is full of crumpled and soggy gambling coupons. “The water has risen up there” Claude says, pointing to a table leg that’s still wet.
No injuries were reported, said the Minister of Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, while traveling through the city. School transportation was paralyzed and the city had decided to close infant and primary schools on Thursday. On social network X, the Department indicates that three schools in the city were also affected.
“The cars were under water”
Some residents were able to prepare, like Colette and her 70-year-old husband, who “They lifted their freezers and cleaned out the entire basement the night before.” This Thursday morning they measured 6 centimeters of water there.
Some describe an extraordinary morning, like Camille and Alyssa, two young columnists: “People were literally cruising down the street in boats or jet skis, the current was incredible, the cars were underwater. » Others make more bitter observations. Mali Yetu thus found his vehicle drowned up to the engine: the car is fine “throw away”sighs the mother. “We must confront climate change head-on, because in the end it is we, the poor, who are to blame. she judges while removing objects from the vehicle that could be saved with her husband and two children. I don’t have comprehensive insurance. I won’t be able to go to work anymore, so no more salary. You can wait a month or a year to get insurance. How will my children eat? »
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