A slow decline has started in the southwest -

Philippe LOPEZ / AFP

The recession was almost general on Saturday in New Aquitaine affected by floods in recent days, especially in Lot-et-Garonne visited Friday by Prime Minister Jean Castex, except in the area of ​​Saintes (Charente-Maritime), according to the prefectures .

In Charente-Maritime, where the waters continue to rise slowly, "under surveillance", of the Charente and Boutonne in orange vigilance, some 190 people were evacuated as a precaution from their homes.

In Saintes, whose waters reached six meters at midday, flooding the banks - but far from a historic flood of 1982 at 6.84 m - a "peak plateau" is expected Monday.

Streets have been closed, less than a hundred households deprived of electricity but "the general accessibility of the municipality is not questioned" and the station, shopping centers, bridges, administrations, etc., remain functional.

Ninety-two detainees from the remand center had been transferred Friday to other establishments in order to anticipate possible difficulties of access.

"We will plan, we will raise the furniture, everything will be fine"

“We know that the Charente will rise 30 cm this weekend and reach 6.3 m on Monday, according to the prefecture, the weather should be milder from Tuesday, the recession may begin.

"Saturday morning, a disaster victim of Saintes assured:" We know that it can flood, so we have to do with it.

It goes up slowly.

We will plan, we will raise the furniture, everything will be fine ”.

“I've been very scared for three days, then I called the fire department because I had no solution.

I can go out on my own.

He's my husband, he's very disabled, ”added Mamy, about to be evacuated.

To the east of the department, near Boutonne, some of the 7,500 inhabitants of Saint-Jean-d'Angély left their homes as a precaution.

Some 200 firefighters, gendarmes and police officers remain deployed on the ground, including reinforcements coming from Creuse, Corrèze, Vienne and Haute-Vienne.

Water forms a persistent “plateau” in Jarnac and Cognac

In Charente, the hour was on the decline.

A few people were evacuated as a precaution here and there in the department, a few homes without electricity or gas but no massive damage was recorded.

The water forms a persistent “plateau” in Jarnac and Cognac but the rains which continue to fall should not however have any consequences on this sector, according to the prefecture.

In Lot-et-Garonne, especially in Marmande where the Prime Minister went on Friday in support of the victims, the time was at a spectacular decline.

The Garonne rose to some five meters on Saturday against ten meters two days earlier.

A slow decline has started in the southwest - Philippe LOPEZ / AFP

A sector around Nérac is nevertheless returned to yellow vigilance after being returned to green, but expected overflows "should remain small," according to Vigicrues.

In the Landes, a department also recently hit by flooding, the Adour sector around Dax still remained orange, but there too was a decline.

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