The Tahiti peninsula was hit by bad weather overnight. Consequences, floods and cars that end up in the lagoon.
The images are unusual. Cars float in the Teahupoo lagoon, some have even sunk. Several residents, including rower Karyl Maoni, filmed the scene this morning
In another video, a resident near the Teahupoo River films the floods. You can hear him say ” mega, it’s the first time in Teahupoo “.
If the second round of the territorial elections dominated the news, yesterday, the bad weather was recalled to our good memories. It’s been raining since last night in Teahupoo. And this morning, a heavy downpour occurred between 6:30 am and 8 am. Waterspouts that caused the Fauoro River to swell. The water rose to 1.50 meters about 2 kilometers from Teahupoo beach.
The water also invaded a hundred homes. Flooded gardens, destroyed fences. Residents woke up with their feet in the mud. Three people were slightly injured, they were evacuated to Taravao hospital, the High Commission announced. The municipality has activated its municipal backup plan, it will receive help from several municipalities on the west coast.
Teahupoo floods.
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Meteorological vigilance is still in progress in French Polynesia. The Society Islands are affected by two vigilances, one is for strong swells and the second is orange for thunderstorms.
As forecast by Météo France, the south of the island of Tahiti received a large amount of water last night. The rise in water that occurred could be explained in particular by the accumulation of tree trunks under the Teahupoo bridge, in the bed of the river, thus preventing the evacuation of the rain. This jam phenomenon would then have caused the flood which swept away everything in its path.
Work is underway to repair the damage.
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The High Commission indicates that it is strongly advised not to frequent the valleys, in particular that of Papenoo. The Papenoo valley has been closed by municipal decree, until tomorrow. The High Commission’s crisis command post has been activated.
The Fauoro River, was formerly called Tiirahi. It was renamed after the great floods of 1930 according to the Rivières de Tahiti website
