Seine-et-Marne maintained on orange alert

Following the storms, Seine-et-Marne was placed on orange alert for flood risks. Very heavy rainfall caused impressive flooding in places.

The stormy night of Thursday, August 1, brought heavy rainfall to the northeastern quarter of France, particularly in Seine-et-Marne and in the Vosges, details Meteo FranceThe department remains on orange flood alert, two days after the heavy rains that caused flooding in the Paris region.

The Grand Morin area was the scene of mudslides in the city. Some houses collapsed and there was sometimes more than 1.5 meters of water in the homes. Météo-France reports cumulative rainfall of 80 to 100 millimeters east of Coulommiers or 50 to 80 mm between Fontainebleau and Nemours. “At around 4 p.m. we started to have mudslides that intensified until 11 p.m.,” said Michel Jozon, the mayor of La Ferté-Gaucher, speaking to France 3. We have been enormously impacted by these mudslides which come from the fields and which invade the streets, the traffic lanes.”

Several Olympic sites affected

In Seine-et-Marne, several municipalities were affected by floods. “The stormy rains at the end of the day on Thursday, August 1st were of rare intensity for the region,” says the Vigicrues website. Olympic sites were also affected. The Vaires-sur-Marne nautical stadium, which hosts the rowing and canoeing-kayaking events during the Olympic Games, has been secured.

Olympic venues have also been affected. The Vaires-sur-Marne water sports stadium, which hosts the rowing and canoeing events during the Olympic Games, has been secured.