The level of the Seine continues to rise in Paris. The peak of flood should be reached this Sunday at 4.50 m. After a meeting of the crisis unit at the Hôtel de Ville, the town hall of Paris decided to close the lower right and left bank quays to pedestrians and cyclists. The Georges-Pompidou right bank route is also prohibited for traffic from the Garigliano bridge to the Bir-Hakeim bridge, just like the Tuileries tunnel. As for the access to the Ile au Cygne it is now closed.
On the other side of the capital, in Montesson, in the Yvelines, the town hall distributed this Saturday breeze blocks and bastaings to the inhabitants of the Borde district, a suburban area located along the Seine. A hundred houses are affected by a risk of flooding due to the rise in the level of the river, according to an employee in charge of distribution. "We have also planned to put sandbags to retain the water," said the mayor (DVD) Jean-François Bel, who expects overflows "from Tuesday."
The Marne too
Upstream, in Lagny-sur-Marne, in Seine-et-Marne, signs indicating "flood risk" appeared a few days ago. The road along the Marne is also flooded, making traffic impossible. Pedestrian walkways were installed on Friday to allow residents to reach their homes. In town hall, however, we want to be reassuring: "If it does not rain tonight, the level should start to drop slowly on Sunday".
This Saturday morning in Paris, under the sunny sky, they were still several runners to tread the low platforms for their morning jogging. Some families even ventured on the quays, but they were the last to be able to benefit from it. "Given the state of some quays already partially flooded, it is more reasonable to prohibit the walk," observes a jogger before leaving the premises.