2023-11-27 12:26:57
Pas-de-Calais, placed on orange alert, could experience new potentially significant floods, Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 November, due to the rains which affect the department whose soils are still saturated, after the devastating floods of November.
The rainy episode, which began during the night, “will persist all day this Monday”warns Vigicrues in a bulletin published mid-morning. “Moderate to locally significant accumulations are expected, which could cause levels to rise again” watercourses.
Two rivers, placed on orange alert, are of particular concern: the Hem, which quickly reacted to the first rains and for which a peak is expected at the end of the afternoon, and the Canche, whose level could continue to rise until ‘See you Tuesday morning.
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“Localized overflows”
This episode hampers the decline that began last week, a source of hope for residents affected for weeks by heavy rains and floods.
The other basins of the department are placed on yellow alert, raising fears, according to Vigicrues, “localized overflows”.
The record floods of recent weeks have caused five minor injuries in the department since November 6 and very significant material damage. They affected nearly 6,000 homes, 160 businesses, 130 businesses and at least 50 agricultural operations, according to the latest figures from the prefecture.
The Central Reinsurance Fund (CCR) recently estimated the cost of floods covered under the natural disaster regime in Hauts-de-France at 550 million euros, at least half of which is covered by it.
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