Pas-de-Calais remains under threat from water. Météo-France kept the department on red alert, Friday November 10, for both “floods” and “rain-flooding”. A situation which pushed the department’s Civil Protection to launch an appeal for donations, according to France Bleu Nord. Individuals, businesses and communities are invited to make donations to finance the equipment needed to clear and clean homes. Follow our live stream.
“We will keep this territory under surveillance” warns Christophe Béchu. “We expect, by 4 p.m., the beginning of a lull which should last throughout the weekend.declared the Minister of Ecological Transition, on franceinfo. “But with some concerns again for the start of next week,” because “there could be precipitation again”he warned.
A state of natural disaster soon to be triggered. The state of natural disaster must be triggered on November 14 for the affected cities, confirmed the Minister of Ecological Transition on franceinfo. “We need to reassure people of our support.”, added Christophe Béchu. More than 50 municipalities have already submitted a file, according to the Pas-de-Calais prefecture, but no less than 130 have been affected in recent days by the floods and record high waters of the Liane, the Aa and of the Canche. The insurer Axa “approximate” of the thousand disasters reported in Pas-de-Calais and the North, its regional director, Thibaut Denys de Bonnaventure, announced on Thursday.
Around fifty firefighters intervened during the night. Pas-de-Calais firefighters “carried out around fifty interventions last night to pump, to clear homes when necessary, to carry out reconnaissance”detailed the prefect of Pas-de-Calais on Friday morning, guest of France Bleu Nord. “Thirty-five evacuations were carried out this night”including that of “19 residents of a retirement home in Nielles-les-Bléquin, which was threatened by the start of flooding”he added.