They were planned. Thunderstorms disrupted the night of many Touraineers. And let out a lot of rain. Between 35 and 50mm only in a few hours, especially from Bourgueil to Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine via the Richelieu and Chinon sectors.
It is in the Chinonais that the firefighters were the most mobilized. To dry out flooded cellars, but also to cover or urgently repair certain damaged roofs. In total, throughout the department, the firefighters carried out around forty interventions last night.
At the height of the storm 10,000 homes without electricity in the region
At the start of the morning, nearly 1900 homes were still without electricity, especially in the west and south-west of the department: Channay-sur-Lathan, Continvoir, Ligré, Cravant-les-Côteaux. Cuts mainly due to falling trees caused by strong gusts of wind of 80 to 100 km / h. At the height of the storm, around 2 a.m., nearly 10,000 homes were deprived of electricity across the region.
Continvoir is one of the most affected municipalities in Indre-et-Loire
“I’ve never known that. However, I have lived in the town for fifty years “, testifies François Grandemange, the mayor of Continvoir. In this village located near Gizeaux, the storm was particularly violent.
It was banging hard, we could see as if in broad daylight. The landscape is strange this morning, it is a carnage “, mayor of Continvoir
Deluge and strong gusts of wind for an hour. Result, electric and telephone poles lying down, and dozens and dozens of trees on the ground. “More than a hundred, that’s for sure. It’s carnage”, laments the mayor who wishes to warmly thank the firefighters of Indre-et-Loire, the departmental services and the staff of the town hall, all on the bridge all night to clear the roads and erase the scars of this storm.
A real deluge but no hail
Despite these very bad weather conditions, in the Chinonais, the vineyard suffered, a priori, no damage except an abundance of rain.
The orange vigilance triggered by Météo France last night at 9 p.m. was lifted this Thursday morning at 4:30 a.m.
