Flood Update in Côte-d’Or: Seine and Saône Rising, Road Closures and Evacuations

2024-04-02 18:35:31

The prefecture provided an update on the situation at 6:30 p.m., indicating that the situation was improving significantly, but that vigilance remains essential. The department is still classified on orange alert for floods by Météo France.

“286 calls to SDIS 21 have resulted in firefighters moving since Sunday March 31: 105 people have been evacuated and 230 have been affected. The SDIS intervened in 98 municipalities, mobilizing up to 150 firefighters at the height of the event (70 currently),” figures the prefecture.

This afternoon, operations took place in particular in Genlis and Varanges. Furthermore, state services provide additional information on the flooding at the La Chartreuse CH in Dijon: the water affected the administrative buildings, without causing evacuations.

“On the gendarmerie side, around 45 soldiers ensure a presence in the sectors of Châtillon/Seine, Venarey-les-Laumes, Semur, Montbard, Arnay-le-Duc, Bligny and Pouilly-en-Auxois (link with the population, compliance with bans on using certain roads, etc.),” notes the prefecture.

The Seine and the Saône are rising, the other rivers are decreasing

L’Armançon is still in red alert. “The decline continues on the Côte-d’Orienne part of the section, which however remains classified as red due to the levels observed in the Yonne. The Côte-d’Orienne part is very small, and is located downstream of the confluence with the Brenne, on the edge of the department. »

The Serene is vigilance orange since this morning, but the watercourse is in decline.

The Seine (upstream), in the Châtillon-sur-Seine sector, goes up. “The 2018 flood levels will be approached. Météo France announces a calm in the next 24 hours but further precipitation is expected for the following days. »

The Burn decline in Montbard since the night of Monday to Tuesday. This decline “will remain weak this Tuesday with levels still very high”.

The peak of the flood forOuch was reached Monday afternoon “upstream of the section and during the night at Plombières-les-Dijon. The decline is widespread across the entire section.”

The Saône, from the lantern to Ognon, has been increasing “since yesterday and is causing a slight flood with localized overflows”. Between the Ognon and the Doubs, “the flood waves which formed upstream of the Saône and its tributaries, notably the Ouche, have been spreading downstream since Monday. The levels will be
trending upwards over the next 24 hours on the section of the Saône. A maximum of 2.94 m is expected while the flood level is at 4.40 m. »

The Ource (at Autricourt), the Laigne (at Riceys) and the Tille (at Arceaux, Cessey-sur-Tille and Champdôtre) are also monitored.

Twenty roads still closed

In terms of road traffic, the prefecture indicates that 20 roads are still closed:

> 7 in the Auxois-Morvan sector.

> 2 in Châtillonnais.

> 3 in Dijon.

> 6 in Dijonnais.

> 2 in the Beaune sector.

In Côte-d’Or, 80 roads are partially flooded: it is possible to drive, but with caution.

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