Today at 11:12 a.m.
The Perpignan-Pau rugby match canceled due to violent winds in the Pyrénées-Orientales
The Top 14 match between Perpignan and Pau is canceled due to strong winds in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
“I regret having to force the cancellation of the USAP/Section Pau rugby match, which was scheduled for this afternoon at the Stade Aimé Giral in Perpignan,” indicates the Prefect of the department.
Today at 11:05 a.m.
The director of Vigicrues indicates that the floods have exceeded “all our records”
In an interview with AFP, the director of Vigicrues indicates that the floods have exceeded “all our records”.
The Garonne was kept on red alert for floods on Saturday and Sunday in Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne against a backdrop of “widespread flooding” in France, Vigicrues announced, with the fear of dike ruptures and possible new evacuations, according to the firefighters.
Today at 10:09 a.m.
A new department on orange flood vigilance, two departments on orange wind vigilance
The department of Maine-et-Loire is placed on orange flood vigilance while Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales are placed on orange wind vigilance. In total, 16 departments are affected by orange vigilance.
Today at 10:02 a.m.
Fears of dike ruptures at peak floods in Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne
The Garonne was kept on red alert for floods on Saturday and Sunday in Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne against a backdrop of “widespread flooding” in France, Vigicrues announced, with the fear of dike ruptures and possible new evacuations, according to firefighters.
“Many rivers have already reached localized, even damaging, overflowing levels” after the passage of storm Nils over France this week, Vigicrues wrote in its Saturday morning 6:00 a.m. bulletin.
“For rivers on orange or red alert, significant and major overflows are underway or expected in the next 24 hours,” the monitoring body added.
Today at 9:17 a.m.
182,000 people still without electricity following storm Nils
Enedis indicates this Saturday that 182,000 of its customers are still without electricity following storm Nils.
“This morning, the departments where there are still the most customers without electricity are Gironde (36,000), Landes (34,000) and Dordogne (27,000),” specifies the company.
Today at 8:01 a.m.
Residents of Lot-et-Garonne and Gironde forced to evacuate due to flooding
In Lot-et-Garonne and Gironde, firefighters continue to intervene to evacuate residents from their homes.
“The rising water levels will cut off traffic routes which are critical for us as well as for the entire population,” Captain Coly, head of the Marmande fire station, told BFMTV.
Today at 7:40 a.m.
The Garonne at its highest level for five years in Marmande
In the commune of Marmande, in Lot-et-Garonne, the Garonne is at its highest flood level in five years. This Saturday, the river is at a level of just over 10 meters.
Today at 6:08 a.m.
France in a situation of “widespread flooding”, Vigicrues rules out a “return to normal in the coming days”
According to the director of Vigicrues Lucie Chadourn-Facon, France is in a situation of “widespread flooding”.
“The disruptions that are coming will replenish the floods. So we are not at all in the mood for a return to normal in the coming days,” she warned.
After storm Nils, which caused at least two deaths in France and caused extensive material damage, Météo France noted “heavy accumulations” of rain “on already soggy soils”, with in places 60 to 100 mm from Tuesday to Thursday, “locally 150 mm in 72 hours”, notably in the Massif Central, Périgord and the Garonne valley.
Today at 6:07 a.m.
13 departments on orange alert, “significant overflows expected”
13 departments are on orange flood alert. These are Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique, Morbihan, Indre-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Charente-Maritime, Charente, Dordogne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Gers, Tarn, Haute-Garonne and Aude.
“On rivers on orange alert, significant overflows are in progress or expected in the next 24 hours,” warns Vigicrues in its last bulletin.
Today at 6:05 a.m.
Lot-et-Garonne and Gironde on red alert, levels “will continue to increase until Sunday”
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the floods which are affecting several departments of France this Saturday February 14. Lot-et-Garonne and Gironde, placed on red alert since Wednesday, are maintained at this alert level today.
According to Vigicrues, the levels “will continue to increase until Sunday”. The sections of the Garonne located between Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) and Langon (Gironde) are particularly monitored, with a peak expected “during the night from Saturday to Sunday” at La Réole (Gironde).
Evacuations of residents took place yesterday on the banks of the Garonne, the flood partially flooding several municipalities. In Lot-et-Garonne, “nearly 900 people were evacuated from 20 municipalities”, notably “following the damage to natural dikes”, according to the Agen prefecture.
