Flooded city center, closed roads, landslides: the Charles depression hits the Côte d'Azur

The region is affected by heavy rain this Thursday, November 12 following depression Charles. The bad weather caused disruptions on the roads, landslides and evacuations, overview.

It is a rainy episode which affects the entire Côte d'Azur, this Thursday, November 12. The Charles Depression caused its share of disruptions on the roads. The departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Var are both placed on yellow alert by Météo France this Thursday. The risk is increased for submersion waves, floods and thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain.

Traffic jams

Bad weather which disrupted road traffic. Motorists share scenes of traffic jams on several roads. Like the A50 in the Var, from 8:10 a.m., it takes 35 minutes to reach the Toulon tunnel from Bandol, compared to 12 minutes in the opposite direction, according to Vinci, the highway manager.

Roads cut

Faced with the risk of storm surges, traffic has been cut off since 10:40 a.m. on the RD 52, which connects Menton to the Promenade du Soleil.

The heavy rains also caused the lifting of numerous manhole covers as in Cannes, where the municipality intervened Thursday morning. Localized landslides have occurred, such as on the RD 50 which links Roquebrune to Cap-Martin, which has been partially cut since 9:15 a.m. or the RM 6098 in the Èze sector, since 10:20 a.m. Roads were flooded almost everywhere such as in Saint-Laurent-du-Var and towards Mougins.

Mandelieu flooded

In Mandelieu-la-Napoule, the city center is flooded this Thursday, as relayed by the Météo Côte d'Azur account. Evacuations are underway, including a Buttercup school, according to our information. A woman was trapped in her car by floodwaters. “The water reached the doors and entered the passenger compartment,” specifies the SDIS des Alpes-Maritimes. The victim was removed from the vehicle by emergency services and was not injured.

There was also a big scare in Grasse, the roof of a four-story house collapsed over approximately 40 m2. Faced with the weakening of the building, the two occupants were evacuated by the firefighters.

Slight disruptions on TER

On the train side, some delays on the TER Marseille-Toulon lines following problems linked to the weather in the Cassis sector, delays and cancellations are expected in the morning. Traffic should return to normal by midday.

No disruptions for the moment on the air side, but Nice airport remains vigilant on the evolution of the situation during the afternoon.