The water catchment sites are at their lowest. The daily life of the inhabitants of Schoelcher du Lamentin and Fort-de-France was difficult Wednesday, May 26, 2021. No water in the taps. How to cook, wash clothes, with a resource used for many activities of practical life.
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Posted on May 26, 2021 at 5:45 p.m.,
updated May 26, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
Municipal sports activities were not possible on Wednesday May 26, 2021. Discovery activities for children have not been provided.
Since this Wednesday morning, the liquid no longer flows in the taps of subscribers in Terreville, Grand Village, Enclos, Béthléem or even Cité Aubéry in Schoelcher. Water tanks have been installed for the population in Schoelcher, for domestic use.
(Re) see the report by Franck Edmond Mariette and Aurelie Treuil
water restriction
Odyssi subscribers residing in Fort-de-France and Schoelcher are strongly affected by this lack of water. Production services are counting on outages of nearly 24 hours.
The situation also concerns Lamentin but at a lesser level. Slight trickle of water for the sectors served by the Petit Manoir reservoir:
Bourg – Césaire – Bas Mission -Floraindre – Lime oven – Petit Manoir -Gaigneron -Lareinty airport -Lézarde ZI Manity.
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Network breakage
For its part, the SME (Société Martiniquaise des Eaux) reports a breakage on the distribution network of the Nicolas Fund reservoir, the drinking water distribution is experiencing disruptions or even interruptions for the following districts:
Lime Kiln – Semair Activity Zone – Pointe Champomont. The interventions are underway this Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The return to normal is expected this afternoon.
Disturbances in schools
Several schools in the capital will not welcome their students, parents have been informed of this situation. Four high schools in Martinique (Jean-joseph Dumas, Bellevue, Joseph Gaillard, Schoelcher) are closed Thursday, May 27. Classes will resume on Friday according to the Friday schedules.
A lack of rainfall
Dilapidated pipes, the size of the reservoirs to be reviewed, the question of water arises a few weeks before the territorial elections. The water catchment sites are at their lowest. The resource deficit extends beyond April and the meteorological services do not predict rain before mid-June.
Last year, at the same time, thousands of subscribers went without water in the center and in the south.
(Re) see the report by Corine Jean-Joseph
Historical water of the situation
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