Intense rains have already led to the safety of 20 people in the south of the island
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Part of the south-east of France faces bad weather this Thursday. Corsica is on orange rain-flood alert until midnight with heavy precipitation expected on the eastern side of the island.
Part of the south-east of France will face bad weather this Thursday. Corsica will even be on orange rain flood alert until midnight with heavy accumulations of precipitation expected on the eastern side of the island, Météo-France announces.
People brought to safety
“Intense rain” already fell on Wednesday in the south of the island. They fell on the Porto-Vecchio region, leading to the safety of 20 people, including one “saved by the firefighters who removed her from her vehicle swept away by the water”, according to the Corsica-du-Sud firefighters. This episode also gave rise to “10 houses flooded” and the closure of several roads due to flooded bridges in the Porto-Vecchio, Sotta and Figari sector.
According to Météo-France, at the end of the night, the accumulations will begin to become “significant”, especially in the eastern terrain, with hourly intensities which could be around 20 to 30 mm/h, temporarily around 50 mm/h. Over the entire episode, accumulations should reach 150 to 200 mm widely and could locally exceed 300 mm on the relief.
School trips banned in Haute-Corse
The Haute-Corse prefecture has taken a number of measures for this Thursday, in particular prohibiting school outings and using the GR20 hiking trail. She also recommends avoiding any unnecessary travel and favoring teleworking.
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Accumulated precipitation will reach 150 to 200 mm widely and may locally exceed 300 mm on the relief.
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