It happened from the south on Saturday July 12 at the end of the afternoon. “It was very fast, we are helpless in front of this,” said the mayor of Nadaillac (Dordogne) this Sunday, July 13. The storm was “catastrophic” for this village of Périgord Noir which struggled to heal the wounds of a terrible hailstorm on June 25.
A powerful wind lifted the tarpaulins that covered most of the village roofs that had been pounded by hail in June. “There was a hail again,” continues the elected official. A little less than in June but it flooded the houses, I have 10 cm in the school… ”
A mini-tornado in Belvès
At the start of the week, he already anticipated difficult consequences after the famous thunderstorm of June. “Management promises to be complex and require reinforced human and technical resources. Despite the remarkable commitment to help, all homes unfortunately could not be assisted or tarnished immediately, the extent of the damage made certain interventions particularly difficult. »»
The church has not suffered too much from this new episode, even if water infiltrations were noted by the mayor.
Didier Rivet
Three days later, the thunderstorm of this Saturday, July 12, was dramatically right. Most of the 150 houses in the village that had been tarnished have undergone new damage, floods. Candle consolation, the roof of the church which had been tested, was spared during this new meteorological episode. “And the baker was able to make his bread this morning. It is a little comfort. »»
Nadaillac is not the only proven commune. Because the storm from the south also affected certain sectors of Belvès. At a place called Faurie, a mini-tornado won the agricultural facilities of Didier Pintos. The only hangar remaining intact after the June 25 storm did not resist it. Its frames of frame and metal cover were blown at more than 100 m and the trees around were crushed. Luckily the herd of this breeder was outside. With previous damage, he gauges the claim to more than 250,000 euros.
The carcass of the Grange de Didier Pintos, in Belvès
Bernard Malache
“A martyred village”
A crisis cell was opened at the village hall, coordinated by firefighters. The mayor calls on his citizens: “We must silence our bickering, we must come together, not lose confidence. We were a martyred village during the Second World War and our elders knew how to roll up their sleeves. There is no reason why we did not get there. »»
But the time is for pessimism. “This is the period of thunderstorms, then in autumn it will be wind and rain. These are climatic phenomena before which we are helpless. “The urgency being to secure goods, Jean-Claude Veyssière calls for the Chamber of Trades of the Dordogne:” I know that the insurers have not finished their expertise but we will need craftsmen. »»
The view from the bell tower of Saint-Denis makes it possible to measure the extent of the damage in Nadaillac, most of them occurring during the thunderstorm of June 25
Didier Rivet
And warns against “the little polissons” which can slip among them: “We must call on well -known and referenced people. In parallel, the support day organized by rural coordination Thursday July 17 is more necessary than ever. The union gives an appointment at 12:30 p.m. in Nadaillac to help farmers, for example with the free provision for straw and hay boots.
Power cuts
3,800 households were deprived of electricity on Saturday July 12 at 7 p.m., at the height of the storm, mainly around Lalinde and Lanquais. This Sunday morning, still 600 homes were affected. All breakdowns have been identified and are being repaired. Enedis hopes to have carried out a good part of the operations at midday.
