Placed in orange alert for rain-floods Thursday evening by Météo France, the Moselle has moved to the red level this Friday noon due to a “very significant rainy episode near the German border requiring maximum vigilance in the department”. Météo France has classified the neighboring departments of Meurthe-et-MoselleVosges and Bas-Rhin.
The essential
- There red vigilance is planned until this Friday evening then, according to Météo France, the rains should gradually weaken as they shift towards the north.
- THE most affected sectors are the basins of Boulay, Saint-Avold, Freyming-Merlebach, Sarreguemines and Bouzonville.
- Next to 177 municipalities are impacted, according to the prefecture.
- Since the beginning of the episode, the firefighters have dealt with 1,300 calls. On the ground, 400 firefighters and 290 material resources are mobilized.
- A part of the A4 motorwaylinking Paris to Strasbourg, is closed to trafficas well as a portion of the A320 towards Germany.
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Météo France forecasts
According to Météo France, “the expected quantities of water” on this episode of intense rain “are revised upwards”. Forecasters wait 80 to 100mm from the Thionville region to Alsace bossue, north of the Moselle. Afterwards, “The rains gradually weaken on Friday evening, shifting towards the north.”
Moselle firefighters in high demand
According to the press release from the prefecture of Moselle, “call center 18 handled 1,300 calls. Now, nearly 177 municipalities are impacted. On the ground, 400 firefighters and 290 material resources are mobilized, including teams specializing in aquatic and underwater rescue. More than 500 interventions are currently being carried out.”
The phenomenon of intense rain particularly affects the Boulay, Saint-Avold Freyming-Merlebach and Sarreguemines basins.
The firefighters take the opportunity to recall precautionary instructions. They ask Mosellans to avoid travel: “Roads can become dangerous due to water accumulation, the risk of hydroplaning or landslides.” They also remind you that you should not drive on flooded and risky roads. Finally, they ask the Mosellans not to call them “only in case of real necessity”.
The A4 and the A320 partly cut
The Moselle prefecture indicates on its Twitter account that several highways had to be cut. The A4 motorway is interrupted in the Paris-Strasbourg direction, at Betting. The A320 is also cut at Freyming-Merlebach in the France-Germany direction.
Flooded city centers
HAS Bouzonvillein the Pays de Nied, the mayor interviewed on France Bleu Lorraine estimates that his town has been suffering since this Friday morning “historic floods, in the intensity of the rain and in this flood which exceeds anything we have experienced before”. The parents of students attending the Paul Grandjean school were called in the morning to come pick up their children. Armel Chabane explains: “The flood took place nearby, in particular the Pol Grandjean school and the after-school which faces a street called rue Galère which transformed into an entirely river with a fairly impressive torrent. The firefighters, the police and municipal services are managing the situation very well and I hope that it will stabilize in the hours to come.” This Friday at 3:30 p.m., the elected official asks parents “to stay calm. Their children are safe at their school. The best thing to do is to stay at home. I appeal to everyone to be careful.” The city is arranging to take in the children until you can pick them up.”
HAS Boulay, Cocheren, the images of the flooded streets are impressive. For people who live in the affected municipalities, it is advisable to “Place valuable objects and electrical appliances high up to avoid damage in the event of flooding. Secure your home: make sure that doors, windows and any water inlets are properly closed.”
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To Sierck-les-Bains, the city is launching a call for solidarity this Friday. The stream that runs through the old center threatens to overflow and municipal officials need help putting sandbags in front of houses that are at risk of flooding.