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The Île-de-France hold: the Seine rises, disturbances, considered evacuations. . .
Le Figaro
Fri., June 3, 2016 4:10 p.m. UTC
The Zouave of the bridge of Alma, Paris, now has hips in water. This Parisian statue, which serves as a benchmark to see the rise of the Seine in the capital, confirms indicated by the surveys: the river level continues to rise. Friday afternoon, it reached 6 meters in height which should 'have downstream impacts', west of the capital, with 'possible evacuations,' according to the Ministry of the Environment.
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The Zouave of the Alma Bridge looks impassive flooded Paris
The increase is expected to last until early evening, reaching a peak around 6.30 meters, higher than the flood of 1982 (6.15 meters). 'The flood peak is expected on Paris tonight to 6.30 m or 6.50 m in worst case scenarios. It should be noted that this will be a plateau of a peak, this high level to remain relatively stable throughout the weekend before starting the recession.
There should be downstream impacts of Paris on Le Bois de Boulogne, Ile de la Jatte, Saint-Germain island and to Rueil-Malmaison (flood peak expected Saturday morning) with possible evacuations, 'the ministry said. According BFMTV, two sixteenth arrondissement of apartments in the basement were flooded earlier this afternoon.
The forecast was revised upward because 'the flood of the Marne is more important than what was estimated, because it did rain on the basin of the Marne yesterday. When the flood of the Marne and Seine coming together, it adds 'said Friday morning the Director of the Regional Directorate and interdepartmental Environment and Energy. This level 'will be stable for some time. It's going down slowly, but it will come down much more slowly than it has ascended, 'he added.
Alerts maintained despite the lull
According to the Weather Channel *, the following departments are kept in amber alert:
18 - Cher, 36 - Indre 37 - Indre-et-Loire 41 - Loir-et-Cher 45 - Loiret 75 - Paris 77 - Seine-et-Marne, 78 - Yvelines, 91 - Essonne 92 - Hauts-de-Seine 93 - Seine-Saint-Denis 94 - Val-de-Marne, 95 - Val-d'Oise.
The trend is yet to lull. According to The Weather Channel, depression that struck France will gradually move towards the Southeast departments, before disappearing. This weekend, the rain will not to go to the affected departments by the weather. Only a few thunderstorms will occur in Picardy and Champagne-Ardenne and in the Hauts-de-France.
Paris at the time of caution
Uneaqua barrier began to be installed Friday morning at an electric transformer station near the Pont de l'Alma in Paris to protect this installation of the rising waters of the Seine.
The southern section of the RER C is 'totally closed' Friday night between Paris Austerlitz and Pontoise Paris between Austerlitz and bleach. Two metro stations and a train station has already been closed preventively: Cluny la Sorbonne on line 10 and Saint-Michel on the RER B line 4. For the weather-related disruptions also add those related to the strike against the labor law (see below).
In the Parisian museums along the Seine, it was Thursday combat commotion to put part of the collections at the shelter, year to which they are preparing for several years. From 2:30 p.m. Friday the Grand Palace was closed to the public 'as a preventive measure,' a statement said. The Louvre was to prepare the protection of works and the Musée d'Orsay, which canceled its Thursday night announced remain closed until Tuesday to allow the movement of reserves. The François Mitterrand National Library will be closed to the public.
The National Assembly expects his side the possible outbreak of the 'flood plan' by the prefecture to put too protected the works stored in the reserves of the basement of the Palais Bourbon.
At least one death in Seine-et-Marne, Essonne underwater
The departments affected by the weather 'have set up an emergency reception for 20. 000 evacuees to date' and expect new peaks of flood, said Friday the Assembly of France (ADF ). In Seine-et-Marne, over 7,600 people were evacuated.
On Thursday, a rider has been 'washed away' of Yerres in Evry-Grégy-on-Yerre, according to the Prefecture. The horse was able to return the bank but the body of the 74 year old man was found two hours later by firefighters, downstream of the river. On Friday, the Minister of the Environment praised Ségolène Royal on BFM-TV 'extraordinary solidarity that is in place,' but said that the 'recession is very slow' and that vigilance must therefore remain important. The minister returned to the villages evacuated over France.
At Corbeil-Essonnes (Essonne), where the Seine reached 4m76 to 5 hours, the situation is contained according to the deputy mayor who directs operations. Manuel Valls has to go on Friday afternoon in the department, especially in Longjumeau, whose center was completely flooded and residents without electricity and heating, were evacuated by boats.
Other flood peaks expected in France
Cher is also at a very high level and flood peaks are expected Friday night or Saturday, according Vigicrues. Concerned, the important contribution of rivers upstream such as Yèvre, the Arnon or Sauldre. Indre will also come inflate the Loire from Friday because of rain records for the previous day season. Just like the Seine, the Loire is going to reach its highest level Friday evening.
disrupted transport
Access to the A4 motorway from the Paris ring road was closed in the afternoon, said the national center of road information. The floods have made it impossible to traffic near Orléans, in the Loiret. Two sections of the A10, cut off since Tuesday morning, were locally reopened Thursday night but access to the highway is still banned after the tollgate of Saint-Arnoult (Yvelines).
On the side of the railway, traffic was also disrupted by the strike against the labor law. N on the line, no train runs between Plaisir Grignon and Mantes-la-Jolie, traffic also being 'disrupted' between Paris Montparnasse and Versailles. P on the line, the traffic is interrupted 'for several days' between Tournan and Coulommiers and the R line between Morêt and Montargis, municipalities affected by the floods.
The SNCF president Guillaume Pepy said he hopes the suspension of the strike in the public company in the name of 'solidarity' with the French in particular who suffer the consequences of bad weather. He referred to the 'catastrophic' flooding on the railway network, especially in the Ile-de-France, damage that will count in his tens of millions of euros.
20. 000 evacuees, many power cuts
In total, since the beginning of the heavy rains last weekend, 20 000 people were evacuated and taken away by the rescue services during 16. 000 interventions throughout the territory. In the Val d'Oise, over 9,000 homes were still without power Friday morning, and during the schools, colleges and high schools were suspended in 60 communes of the Loing basin.
'The state of natural disaster will be recognized'
Faced with significant material damage noted above Paris, the 'state of natural disaster will be recognized' on Wednesday, promised President Francois Hollande. The Prime Minister had announced from Nemours Thursday the establishment of 'a special support fund' for local communities affected by the floods and promised quick implementation of natural disaster procedures.
Field crops, market gardening, arboriculture as livestock are affected by floods in the Ile-de-France said Friday professionals, asking the State to study the possible benefits. Weather affecting the Centre and Ile-de-France from Sunday night should cost at least 600 million euros for insurers, according to Bernard Spitz, President of the French Insurance Association (AFA).
