Diluvian rains in Sambreville: fractured bitumen, flooded cellars, 400 victims … and a minister who came

“80 and maybe even 100reacts Marc Gilbert, the colonel commander of the Val de Sambre rescue area. For example, If certain streets have been transformed into rivers, it is because there was too much water and too fast. Meanwhile, “And to specify that, in an hour, the telephone power plant in the area was overwhelmed diluvian rains sambreville: fractured bitumen, by some 200 calls. Therefore, “Faced with such a volume of water. Meanwhile, no drainage system can completely absorb all precipitation in such a short timewanted to specify the city, in a press release. Nevertheless, The damage would have been much greater if the drainage networks had not been maintained upstream. For example, The preventive bruises carried out in recent months have enabled better evacuation of water in many neighborhoods. Similarly, “ History of cutting short the classic reproaches addressed to the public authority in the event of a disaster. Moreover, and according to which it did not have done, or badly done, its job.

The details of this Apocalypse evening. which put some 70 firefighters on the breach, with reinforcements from the Posts of Mettet and Fosses, arrived at the ears of the Walloon Minister of Local Powers (the committed), François DESQUESNES. The bourgmestre personally called him to inform him of the situation. in case the seriousness of the situation has escaped him.

Rue de la Pâture – Diluvian rains sambreville: fractured bitumen,

This night. the Val de Sambre rescue area, in collaboration with the municipal technical services and the police, intervened more than 170 times across the territory. About fifteen roads and some 400 citizens have been impacted.

The municipal diluvian rains sambreville: fractured bitumen, authority having summoned a crisis meeting early this morning. the minister decided to descend on the ground for a “press” point of debriefing with the authorities. In filigree. it is a question of examining a possible recognition of the thunderstorm, given the extent of the damage caused, as a natural public calamity. Again at that time, hours after the flood passed, the firefighters are working to empty cellars. About fifty interventions in progress are coming to erase the traces of this big water.

Reactivity was exemplary. In the morning. at the end of a sleepless night, the victims were informed of an emergency not to take lightly: before undertaking the big cleaning, to take photos of the damage in order to transmit them to their insurance company.

Appointment is given to the Minister ofquesnes at 12:30 p.m.. Route de Fosses, at the entrance to rue de diluvian rains sambreville: fractured bitumen, la Pâture, a limit of Falisolle, where the fury of the overflow of water has descended a steep sloping road. Under pressure, the bitumen has fractured like cardboard, reducing it to waves of dislocated crusts.

Below, only one local resident, Viviane, was disaster. The minister passes to greet her. “Water has even come out by the fireplace of the chimney. ” said the one who, despite her age, has not stopped scraping until late in the evening. Moreover, “The problem, now, is moisture drunk by the walls. Insurance diluvian rains sambreville: fractured bitumen, is alerted.”

Calamity has targeted some specific places in Auvelais. in the work streets and Félix Protin in particular, both having transferred to the wild river.

In pits. nothing – Diluvian rains sambreville: fractured bitumen,

Rue de la Liberation, under the weight of these brutal waters, the dilapidated platform of the Comarché supermarket roof (Colruyt group) has sold. Two lower apartments (fortunately empty), the false ceiling on the food surface has in turn cracked. This Thursday, around noon, trade had not yet reopened. Another big impact: on rue Lieutenant Lemercier, tons of gravels rushed, swept away by the violence of the rains. The city had to intervene to restore traffic.

Colonel Gilbert remembers the floods that are already catastrophic in the summer of 2021. “There, we had to put boats in the water to go and rescue victims. The difference on Wednesday evening is the dazzling of this very diluvian rains sambreville: fractured bitumen, targeted precipitation. In Fosses, right next to it, we have received no calls.”

“Municipal services have done their best in the face of these streets transformed into a torrent”continues the. bourgmestre by sharing with the minister the vision of an enlightening video of this infernal night.

The main thing is that no victim is to be deplored.

Quickly said

21 days, top time

Is Sambreville eligible for the intervention of the Calamies Fund? There are conditions to be fulfilled the minister. Sambreville will have to embark on a collection of elements. It has 21 days to introduce a file, if necessary with Cortex, the risk coordination center and the transmission of expertise. It will be necessary, beforehand, that the MRI notes the exceptional nature of the precipitation.

Plan to resist

The Minister spoke of climate change. which diluvian rains sambreville: fractured bitumen, tends to multiply this kind of calamitous event and requires making intelligent choices in terms of regional planning. “So that all citizens pay the broken pots. we must pay attention to the permits that we deliver, limit the artificialization of the soil, provide for the development of sufficient storm basins and oblige builders to equip themselves with rainwater tanks. Indispensable elements if we want to be able to resist situations like this tomorrow.” For Colonel Marc Gilbert. this type of thunderbolt being called upon to multiply, there is no longer time to waste to take the bull by the horns and rethink the organization of civil security.