More than 300 firefighters' interventions were underway on Saturday evening in Côtes-d'Armor, mainly for flood risks, due to storm Alex, said the Departmental Fire and Rescue Operational Center (Codis), specifying that there were no injuries.
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The Côtes-d'Armor had been placed by Météo-France on orange rain-flood vigilance until 8 p.m. Saturday evening.
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Around 7:30 p.m., 310 interventions were in progress.
It is the flooding phenomenon that concerns us the most,
”said a spokesperson for Codis des Côtes-d'Armor.
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According to forecasts, the rains have stopped, and the situation is stabilizing,
" added Codis.
Several hundred interventions have taken place since Saturday morning, said Codis, without being able to give an exact cost immediately.
According to a Météo-France bulletin, the “
Alex
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low pressure system is
generating a new rainy return.
In 24 hours (from Friday 3 pm to Saturday 3 pm), "
we noted 40 to 60 millimeters of precipitation over a large part of the Côtes-d'Armor (up to 73 millimeters in Trémuson)
", according to the same source.
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On the other hand in a little over 48 hours (since Thursday noon) we have observed notable accumulations over the north of the department (100 to 130 millimeters)
", specifies Météo-France.
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The last precipitation will leave the department in the evening, putting an end to this succession of rainy-windy episodes
," concludes the 4 pm weather forecast.