The Pyrénées-Orientales are still, this Wednesday morning, orange vigilance for snow, ice, rain and floods and yellow vigilance for floods and avalanches. Since the beginning of the week, the department has faced storm Gloria.
According to a report provided by the prefecture this Wednesday morning, 1,200 households remain without electricity, including 1,000 in Amélie-les-Bains and 200 in Ortaffa. Enedis technicians are still working in the field to try to restore the last customers.
#tempetegloria the K13 engaged for the benefit of @ SDIS66 in #PyreneesOrientales for route openings 🌨 Be careful when traveling! pic.twitter.com/YBU1n5apQA
- UIISC1 (@ uiisc1) January 21, 2020Pumps and cut-offs
A dozen departmental roads are cut. The firefighters carried out 87 interventions in total, including five more overnight, including pumping and parting off. There are no casualties. To cope with this weather episode, 220 firefighters are at work, supported by a hundred helmets from neighboring departments, as well as around forty gendarmes.
This Wednesday, 100 mm to 200 mm more are expected, indicate the services of the prefecture of the Pyrenees-Orientales. Over the entire episode, the expected cumulative amount is 350 mm. The episode should last until Thursday at midday, with snow in the mountains, rain on the plain, "abnormally but not exceptional," said the prefecture, which recommends residents take the greatest care .
The Aude was also placed on the alert orange rain and floods this Wednesday morning.
During the last 48 hours, significant cumulative rain over # PyrénéesOrientales and #Aude.
remarkable values: 185mm in Argelès, 180mm in Amélie les Bains, 170mm in Prades, 107mm in Perpignan
#vigilanceOrange #Gloria
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