“In the event of a flood, we must be able to keep people in their homes.
And in good conditions.
» In Villeneuve-le-Roi, we are anticipating a new flood of the Seine by relying on another approach to the disaster: resilience.
Among the concrete measures is an experimental project, currently being carried out by the city and the Greater Paris Metropolis: the raising of strategic roads.
The MGP announces that it is considering duplicating this type of work in other flood-prone sectors and towns after the Villeneuvois test.
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If the river ever bursts its banks again, as in 2016 and 2018, the authorities will not seek to evacuate the inhabitants at all costs, finding themselves housing them in gymnasiums, as was the case in 2016, but to keep them at home to prevent them from finding themselves isolated.
To do this, we will need to be able to deliver water, food, medicine, aid, etc. to them.
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