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Video. Floods in Bordeaux: Affected Neighbourhoods, shelter... How the City Prepares for a Major Flood
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On Wednesday, Bordeaux and Libourne activated their communal backup plan (PCS) in response to the flood risk associated with storm Pedro. This mechanism allows the mayor to organize the alert, the shelter and the protection of the inhabitants. - Crues: what is the communal backup plan, activated in several cities? (Environment).
Between high rainfall and high tide coefficients, major spills are expected in the Bordeaux and Libourne sectors.
The strong tidal coefficients and storm Pedro will inflate the Garonne, which must overflow with a peak Thursday 19 February. The City of Bordeaux has triggered the communal plan of safeguard
Pierre Hurmic activated on Wednesday the city's communal backup plan, a first since the storm of December 1999, in anticipation of the overflows of the Garonne expected Thursday morning.
At a press conference, Pierre Hurmic presented models of the flood on Thursday. An alert message will be sent to all the inhabitants of the city.
The level of the river continues to rise in the South-West, pushing the authorities to take emergency measures. The combination of a storm and high tides raises fears of significant overflows in the girondina metropolis. The Garonne maintains an exceptionally high flow after more than a month of continuous precipitation, a sequence unreleased since the beginning [...] The article The Garonne in flood, Bordeaux prepares for a historic peak appear…
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