Seine-et-Marne on red alert for floods, 32 departments on orange alert for “rain-flood”, “wind” or “floods”

“The rain associated with the Kirk depression concerns the entire northern half of the country,” describes Météo-France in its bulletin.

The Kirk depression intensifies and moves towards Ile-de-France. Météo-France placed Seine-et-Marne on red alert for flooding on the Grand Morin downstream on Wednesday October 9. In addition, 32 departments are placed on orange vigilance for “rain-flood”, “wind” or “floods”, compared to 35 during the previous Meteo-France bulletin, after the Loire-Atlantique, Maine were placed on yellow vigilance. -et-Loire and Deux Sèvres.

In detail, Ain, Doubs, Isère, Jura, Loire, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Rhône, Haute-Saône and Saône-et-Loire are on alert for risk of violent winds. Alerts for “rain-flood” concern Aisne, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes, Aube, Eure-et-Loir, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret , Marne, Mayenne, Meuse, Oise, Sarthe, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Vendée, Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne and Val-d’Oise.

Finally, certain departments are also on alert for the risk of flooding: the Alpes-Maritimes, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Vendée. “The rains associated with the Kirk depression affect the entire northern half of the country”describes Météo-France in its bulletin.

“The precipitation observed and expected on Wednesday and [dans] at night cause a general rise on the Grand Morin”notes the Vigicrues website. The maximum water level, in the Pommeuse sector, “should be observed in the morning or during the day of Thursday”. Vigicrue alerts on a “strong to major flood”.