One resident “completely underwater”, three other families more slightly impacted. Cellars and garages transformed into swimming pools. In the heart of the Chevreuse valley, the village of Lévis-Saint-Nom (Yvelines), 1,600 inhabitants, was severely affected by the heavy rainfall this Thursday morning.*
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At the start of the afternoon, the firefighters were still at work with their pump truck, in the living room of the resident facing the heaviest damage.
“The psychological impact is also important”
“The psychological impact is also important. When you have 70 cm of water in your living room, you lose a lot and it's difficult to overcome, comments Anne Grignon, the mayor (MoDem) of the town, who was with the residents this Thursday, during the intervention of the rescue, around 1:30 p.m. I suggested to the most affected local resident to come and stay at my house, at least to eat something hot, because he obviously no longer has electricity. »
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The three other houses, whose floors are covered by “a small centimeter of water”, are being cleaned “with a squeegee”. At the height of the downpour, a “tiny river, which doesn't even have a name”, according to Anne Grignon's explanations, overflowed.
“This stream which crosses the town usually flows into the Ru du Pommeret, itself flowing into the Yvette,” comments the mayor. I've never seen him take charge like that. It was impressive. »