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Crusades and Floods in Lot-Et-Garonne: in Villages without Electricity, the Double Penalty for Victims
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The mayor of the Lot-et-Garonne Joël Hocquelet returns to the exceptional flood that affects his commune. The 10 metre bar was crossed on Saturday 14 February and the peak is expected at the beginning of the evening.
Red flood vigilance is maintained this weekend in Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne, affected by an important episode on the Garonne favored by the passage of storm Nils.
Thirteen other departments are in orange vigilance, particularly in the western part of the country. Overflows are expected due to new precipitation on already wet soils.
In Marmande, in the Lot-et-Garonne, the inhabitants had to be evacuated over the hours, Friday 13 February. Tonight, several tens of thousands of people are still without electricity.
The flood of the Garonne has engulfed everything, houses drowned and entire villages cut off from the world. Couthures-sur-Garonne is one of these places. The inhabitants who have chosen to stay have been living for two days without electricity and no telephone network. For the moment, the rescue help only the people who ask for it. Since this morning, the firefighters of the Lot-et-Garonne multiply the interventions to get the victims by boat t…
The flood of the Lot isolates the hamlet of Sainte-Radegonde, forcing the evacuation of 1071 inhabitants. Solidarity organizes around Rémy Cassany, who ensures the rotations by boat. The inhabitants hesitate: stay or leave?
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