Storm Kirk continues to cause damage… The department of Eure-et-Loir was placed on red alert this Thursday for flooding after the intense precipitation brought by depression Kirk, warned Météo-France, which also keeps Seine-et-Marne on red alert in its mid-day bulletin. “On the Loir upstream, significant overflows are underway in the Bonneval and Saint-Maur-sur-le-Loir sectors,” indicates … Read more
Parliament is drowning… Wednesday evening, the National Assembly was submerged in water following heavy rain from Storm Kirk. The building concerned is 101, rue de l’Université, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. This is where part of the MPs’ offices are located. The premises at 3, rue Aristide-Briand would also be affected. The notable event … Read more
The Kirk depression begins to calm down this Thursday morning but continues to sweep across France, crossing Ile-de-France towards the northeast. The rains are a little less heavy but caution is required. Seine-et-Marne remains on red flood alert and more than 67,000 homes were deprived of electricity on Wednesday evening, mainly in the South-West, Enedis … Read more