This Monday evening, the improvement in the weather made it possible to lift the orange vigilance in the Var departments of the Alpes-Maritimes. We take stock of the damage, the state of the roads and the interventions.
This Monday evening, the improvement in the weather made it possible to lift the orange vigilance in the Bouches-du-Rhône which had been downgraded from red to orange at 6 p.m., as well
than in four other departments of the South-East: Var, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse.
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In the Alpes-Maritimes
The total precipitation remained lower than that announced this morning (40 mm to 60 mm in the west of the department from Cannes to Puget-Théniers).
🌬️From strong #bursts accompanied on Monday the #thunderstorms on the #CotedAzurFrance ⛈️
▶️109 km/h in Peille
▶️105 km/h in Pégomas
▶️92 km/h to Peira Cava
▶️88 km/h in Nice pic.twitter.com/YnFkIrAPyN– Meteo-France South-East (@MeteoFrance_SE) October 5, 2021
The rains caused some minor flooding and several material traffic accidents occurred on the A8 motorway.
Under the storms, the wind caused trees to fall on the road networks and several roofs were damaged. Lightning caused some departures from
fire quickly treated by firefighters.
> Air traffic: Air traffic was disrupted from mid-afternoon until 8 p.m. causing delays. One flight was canceled, another diverted.
In total, at 8 p.m., 38 interventions related to this meteorological episode were carried out by the firefighters.
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> Point routes :
Menton Roya Bevera :
– Due to a degraded roadway, traffic on the RD6204 (Fontan) is carried out under alternation, since 10-03-2021 at 08:00, for an indefinite period.
– Due to a destroyed road, traffic on the RD6204 (Tende) has been cut, since 02-10-2020 at 5:00 p.m., for an indefinite period.
– Due to a destroyed roadway, traffic on the RD91 (Tende) has been cut, since 02-10-2020 at 3:45 p.m., for an indefinite period.
Medium Var:
– Due to a landslide, traffic on the RD27 (Ascros) is carried out under alternation with a tonnage limitation GVW <3.5t, since 05-10-2021 at 08:49, for an indefinite period. Deviation set up: by RD 427 via St Antonin.
Grasse country:
– Due to a flooded road, traffic on the RD 2085 (Grasse) is carried out under alternation, since 04-10-2021 at 8:12 p.m., for an indefinite period.
Tinée Valley:
– Due to the winter closure, traffic on the summit loop of the Col de la Bonette, RM 2205 (Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage) has been cut, since 01-10-2021 at 5:00 p.m., for an indefinite period .
Vésubie Valley:
– Due to a risk of flooding, traffic on the RM89 (Saint-Martin-Vésubie) has been cut, since 04-10-2021 at 3:37 p.m., for an indefinite period.
Additional information: Boréon road
– Due to a destroyed road, traffic on the RM94 (Saint-Martin-Vésubie) is carried out under conditions, since 03-10-2020 at 02:15, for an indefinite period.
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In the Var
> Back to normal on the roads:
> Rail traffic: Traffic has resumed normally between Marseille and Les Arcs but remains interrupted between Les Arcs and Cannes (reconnaissances are in progress).
> Electricity distribution network: More than 1,700 customers are without electricity throughout the department. Enedis services are working to restore the lines.
> Interventions by the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service:
500 firefighters were mobilized on the day. They carried out nearly 230 interventions, including 41 rescues, 44 securing (including 18 airlifts), 56 pumping operations and 65 reconnaissance. The SDIS received more than 2000 calls.
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