The level of the Seine exceeded 6 meters Friday, June 3, 2016 . – 20minutes

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    The flood record is now 4 dead and 24 wounded

     


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    The flood of the Seine in Paris “reached a peak at night 6.10 m.” She has fallen below 6 m in Paris.

     


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  • 19 departments placed in orange alert for floods and storms
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    More than 17,000 homes were still without power

     


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20: 15: Vehicles stuck on the A10 could be released Sunday

This is the announcement that Cofiroute, to read here.


19 h 35 : Hollande announces measures for those who were “victims of agricultural disasters”

Romorantin (Loir-et-Cher), François Hollande came to “express solidarity the nation “. His visit, explained the President of the Republic to Europe 1, also had the objective of “good measure the extent of damage and the decisions we have to take” after the weather.

According to him, the state of natural disaster will affect “probably two-thirds of Commons of Loir-et-Cher”. Hollande also announced specific measures for those who were “victims of agricultural disasters.”

“There will be (…) specific interventions for artisans, for traders, for the companies” , he said.

the president announced the next visit of the Minister of Culture, Audrey Azoulay, Chambord whereas the peak of the tourist activity is looming.


19 h 20: The Grand Palace reopens Sunday in Paris

the Grand Palace, which had closed early Friday afternoon because of the flooding of the Seine, announced it would reopen Sunday at 10 pm.

the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay are meanwhile closed until Tuesday included for the first Monday included for the second.


19 h 10: a part of the Seine-Maritime placed in red vigilance “precaution”

part of the Seine-Maritime department was placed red alert because of flood risks. This measure concerns the sector of the loop of the Seine between Rouen and Elbeuf.



the area of ​​Seine-Maritime on red  alert flooding, Saturday, June 4, 2016.
The area of ​​Seine-Maritime on red alert flooding, Saturday, 4 June 2016 – Google Maps

The decision taken “as a precaution” while this sector will be affected in the night by the “conjunction of very high flow” of the river and strong tidal coefficients, said the prefecture of Seine-Maritime.

According to the prefecture, the significant levels of flooding should be between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night from Saturday to Sunday.


18 h 05: the orange alert point with a newcomer, the Var

Meteo France has issued an orange alert “storms” on the Var department for severe thunderstorms until tonight

the vigilance orange “storm” is held in five departments. Ardennes, Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse and Moselle for storms . strong locally provided until 22 am, with hail and heavy rain

flood side, 14 departments are orange alert “flood” Seine-Maritime, Eure, the eight departments Ile-de-France, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Indre and Cher.


18: Royal announces new by flood simulation exercise in late June

the government will take “by late “a new simulation exercise of a major flood of the magnitude of that of 1910, Ségolène Royal announced.

a first exercise of this type, called Sequana, was conducted in March and “improved coordination of state agencies and local authorities”, said the Minister of the Environment.


17 h 40: Ségolène Royal ready to trigger red alert in Seine-Maritime

“We’ll know in a semi- time if I have to trigger red alert in Seine-Maritime, “said Segolene Royal on BFM TV.

the Minister of Environment fears a” cumulation “overnight for the effects of congestion tablecloths groundwater and large tides.

France is “well prepared” for such events, she said.


17 h 25: the Seine passes under 6m in Paris (5.99 m)

the decline of the Seine continues with a symbolic passage below 6 m, 5.99 m. “The maximum happened, but there may be a few lifts, given the many rivers that flow,” said Janet Bruno, head of the modeling pole Vigicrues.

“When the recession is well underway, the rate of descent will be more regular, then it will accelerate. In 1910, it took a month to return to normal, but this will be much faster, between 5 and 15 days. Without precipitation, it could be of the order of 5 to 7 days, but due to rainfall, we will exceed the week, “he said.




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16 h 40: Over 1200 patients evacuated in regions Centre-Val-de-Loire and Ile-de-France

“the situation is under control in hospitals and nursing homes, but the state remain extremely vigilant, “said Marisol Touraine in a statement. The Minister of Health spoke on the impact of weather on hospitals and community health. The statement said “many people were evacuated, closed and deferred services operations, due to the risk of flooding or breakage of the book, in the Centre-Val-de-Loire and Ile-de-France “. In detail, 125 patients were evacuated from two health facilities and 402 residents of seven nursing homes in the region Centre-Val-de-Loire and 355 patients were evacuated from eight health facilities and 407 residents of fourteen establishments medical social Ile-de-France


16.30. Holland in the Loir-et-Cher

Francois Hollande arrived in a few minutes in Romorantin (Loir-et-Cher), the capital of Sologne hit hard by the weather of recent days. The president will meet with elected officials and residents


3:10 p.m.. Firefighters of Paris intervened 700 times since Monday


3:05 p.m.: A Chateau in Yvelines swans are on the road


3 p.m. How unique measuring station of Paris became blind

Why did the flood of the Seine been underestimated for hours? Blame it on two small sensors, the only measure the Seine in Paris, that waste has probably blinded and with them, the authorities. Thursday night, the one measuring station of the Seine in Paris, installed at the bridge of Austerlitz, began to misfire, by undervaluing the flood levels of about thirty centimeters. His two sensors have all night sent their statements automatic misleading. The Ministry of Environment is stayed until Friday lunchtime on a forecast peak of 5.30 to 5.90 meters. The error will be detected as Friday morning, and the estimated peak increased to 6.30 m – 6.50 m at mid-day by the ministry. A manual operator took over.




1445: A Poissy (Yvelines), the water continues to rise


13.00: No return to normal at the train before the “second part of the next week “

the SNCF president Guillaume Pepy told AFP Saturday that a return to” normal traffic is not expected before the second part next week “after the decline of the Seine takes place. “The day the way will be dry when the decline will be made, it will work 48h00 to restore normal service, so it means that it takes on a normal traffic in the second part of next week,” -t he explained


12.45. on Twitter, the Seine flooded fascinates viewers

If a jog along the waterfront is not possible, for lovers of swimming and fishing that rising water is a bargain. . The evidence in this article house


12.30: “No risk of rise of the Seine”

the Seine River has peaked overnight and it will stabilize at 6.05 meters, “said the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo to the press after a meeting of the crisis unit set up to deal with flooding and flooding. “It is more now in this plateau phase before the recession, which will take some time,” she said. “All say that this is very slow and we are told that there is no lift Seine risk as such. From this point of view, we are rather reassured. ” “There are still rains are expected, but we are told to Météo-France they are not strong at the point yet to change things,” she said.




12:05: The train traffic in Ile-de-France is still “critical”:

the train traffic in Ile-de-France was still “critical” Saturday morning due to bad weather, according to SNCF explains that the recovery will “take time” before “to fix” .

the SNCF “is somewhat in the same situation as those who have had a flooded home, they come back and they work to achieve. We will be in this situation on ways to verify the installations, make repairs, but also on the trains because some can not be maintained it will take time to repair, to be able to do this maintenance before they can be normal traffic on the Ile-de-France, “said the press Alain Krakovitch, CEO SNCF Transilien in Austerlitz station. But “what is certain is before this recovery, it will check all the facilities,” he said, indicating otherwise

it “was impossible to define this stage “the cost of bad weather for the SNCF


12.00:. duplex A86 reopened

the prefecture of Hauts-de-Seine announced this morning that the duplex tunnel reopened. It also said that 27 homes are currently still without power in Rueil-Malmaison.




11:45: Update on transport in the Paris region

because of the weather, Saint-Michel station on Metro line 4 and Cluny on the line 10 are still closed.

on the Transilien network, 7 lines of 14 are affected reported this morning on France Info Alain Krakovitch general manager SNCF Transilien.

And that’s on the line C the situation is more complicated. Find all traffic forecasts on the C line here.




11.30: Over 43,000 cases filed with insurers:

the insurance Argus has the countdown. Friday night are 43,386 cases that were filed with insurers by flood victims. While the damage should be at least 600 million euros, according to the president of the French Insurance Association (AFA) Bernard Spitz, who will participate Monday in a meeting between insurers and government to coordinate compensation victims, the magazine estimated that the bill is expected to exceed 2 billion euros. Here are our tips for making your claim


11h. 25: The Louvre and the Museum Orsay opened June 8?

When asked by RTL, Berjot Vincent, CEO of heritage at the Ministry of Culture, said that “the goal” is to reopen the Paris museums closed due to flooding, ie the Louvre, the Grand Palais and the Musée d’Orsay, for June 8, ie Wednesday.


11.15: the peak of the flood in Paris was reached last night to 6.10 m:

the flood of the Seine in Paris “reached a peak tonight at 6.10 meters” and “we will not go higher,” said AFP Bruno Janet, head of the modeling pole of Vigicrues.

Since the maximum recorded at 2 am, the Seine decreases of one centimeter per hour and had dropped to 6.04 meters in 10 hours. “The maximum is past for sure, but there may still be some fluctuations, given the many rivers that flow and precipitation forecast in the Ile-de-France this afternoon,” said the expert


11.00:. Four deaths and 24 wounded since the floods:

“We have four deaths to deplore (…) we believe the families concerned (…) and 24 injured at this stage,” said the Prime Minister to the press at the ‘Following a visit to the crisis in the Ministry of the Interior Place Beauvau. “There have been 20,000 evacuations since the beginning of the episode, including 17,500 in Ile-de-France”.




10:25: the Seine descends slightly:

Saturday morning at 9:00, the Seine reached 6.05 m depending on Vigicrues prevention service, after a “maximum “6.10 m recorded at 2:00. “We are in a stabilization, even if we still have one or two cm longer,” said Janet Bruno, head of Vigicrues modeling pole. After eight days of continuous rise, the Seine and is returned to its level Friday afternoon in Paris. It says Vigicrues, a flood “very inferior” to that of 1910 (8.62 m), but “comparable to 1982″ (6.18 m).




10:15 19 departments in vigilance orange flood and or storms:

Weather -France placed in orange vigilance flood 14 departments. This is the Indre-et-Loire, Cher, the Loire-et-Cher, Indre, of Paris, the Seine-et-Marne, Essonne, Yvelines, the Val d’Oise, Eure and Seine-Maritime, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle and Meuse. The latter three departments were also placed in Oange vigilance of a thunderstorm as the Ardennes and the Marne.


10.00: More than 17,000 homes without always electricity

More than 17,110 homes were still without power Saturday morning in Loiret, Loir-et-Cher and the Ile-de-France because of flooding, said the French grid operator for electricity distribution Enedis (ex ERDF). Friday night, the company had reported about 18,000 homes without electricity.

In detail, in the Ile-de-France, 15,210 homes were still victims of cuts. 8,300 were affected in Essonne, 5500 in Seine-et-Marne, 770 in the Val de Marne and 640 further downstream in the Yvelines. Loiret, 550 homes were still deprived of elective, a thousand were affected in the Loir-et-Cher finally 350 clients were involved in the Cher.




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