Ajaccio underwater. In a few hours, "100 to 120 mm" of rain fell on the prefecture of Corse-du-Sud during this episode "particularly violent and localized," said the Collectivity of Corsica.
Nearly 200 people were put in safety, of which 48 remained confined Thursday afternoon in a crèche and a school establishment in Ajaccio, after torrential rains on the city at midday, we learned from firefighters.
“We have carried out almost 150 lockings and we have people who are still confined to a crèche and a school. There are 28 people in the crèche and 20 in the establishment, they are not in danger, but we expect more favorable conditions for the evacuation of these people, "said a spokesman for the firefighters.
The spectacular rains flooded two arteries in the east of the city and led the police to temporarily close the city's entrances in the afternoon, for fear of another stormy episode.