For several days, the situation in the northwest of France has been difficult, the inhabitants of the Ille-ET-Vilaine department are struggling with flooding. About 1,100 people have already been evacuated. The Ivo storm, which hit this region, worsened the situation in this part of the country even more. The French weather service Meteo France issued warnings of the third, highest degree.
Violent storm Ivo hit the northern regions of France. The element was accompanied by heavy rain, which significantly worsened the difficult situation in the Ille-ET-Vilaine department. According to the French media, the Vilaine and Seiche rivers flowing through this region poured out and there were extensive floods. About 1,100 people were evacuated from the department. No victims were noted.
The situation is particularly difficult in Brittany, in the Ille-ET-Vilaine department. – In the coming days a state of natural disaster will be announced – said on Thursday on Franceinfo TV Agnes Pannier -Runacher, the Minister of Ecological Transformation, Energy, Climate and Prevention of France's threats.
High -degree warnings
Third, the highest alarms before the floods apply in the departments of Ille-ET-Vilaine, Loara Atlantic and Morbihan, which are located in the northwest of the country.
The city is almost isolated
Due to the violent aura from Wednesday afternoon, trains on the Messac-Redon line were completely suspended. In the Ille-ET-Vilaine department, almost 600 houses are devoid of electricity-they say French media. On Thursday, 90 roads were closed due to the flood.
The city of Redon, surrounded by rivers, in which ten thousand people live, was “almost completely isolated” from the rest of the world – said its mayor, Pascal Ducha, quoted by the French media.
In the last, very short time France has hit three storms: Eowen, Herminia and Ivo. After heavy rainfall, there was a flood. Houses, streets and fields were flooded.
Some regions of France are struggling with floodsReuters
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