https://www.leparisien.fr/societe/in...20-8333838.php
Safe to assume Alizée and the rest of the family should be okay at their hillside home, at least we hope. In fact, there was a video on her Instagram story of the rain at their place:
With sound: https://i.imgur.com/QaBFwZW.mp4
Anyway, here's a transcript of the article at the top, auto-translated to English:
Bad weather in Corsica: flood in Ajaccio, 200 people put in safety
Impressive videos show heavy midday precipitation and the sudden rise in water.
By Le Parisien with AFP
The June 11, 2020 at 16h55 , modified June 11, 2020 at 6:19 p.m.
At midday, it rained in Ajaccio, in southern Corsica. Météo France had announced stormy rains. But no one expected such a deluge.
Nearly 200 people were put in safety, of which 48 remained confined Thursday afternoon in a crèche and an educational establishment in the city. "There are no injuries except a professional firefighter who fell in intervention and fractured a leg," said a spokesman for firefighters in Corsica -South.
People still confined in the late afternoon
“We have carried out almost 150 lockings and we have people who are still confined to a crèche and a school. There are 28 people in the crèche and 20 in the establishment, they are not in danger, but we expect more favorable conditions for the evacuation of these people, "he said.
The spectacular rains flooded two arteries in the east of the city and led the police to temporarily close access to the city in the afternoon, for fear of another stormy episode.
At 4:30 p.m., when the sun had returned to the imperial city, only the two flooded arteries remained closed, the city said on its Twitter account.
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⚠️ The roundabouts of Socordis, route de Calvi and Aspretto are reopened to traffic. The seaside is accessible. Only the Maréchal Juin av and the Noël Noël Franchini av are closed. #Ajaccio pic.twitter.com/6DEaFuIFwL
- City of Ajaccio - Cità d'Aiacciu (@VilledAjaccio) June 11, 2020
Images posted on social networks showed flooded cars, some washed away by the runoff rushing down to the sea, in the middle of trash cans and recyclable waste containers.
Recycling bins and a car are washed away on Avenue Noël Franchini.
Stay very careful!
Credit Pierre-Antoine Fournil pic.twitter.com/rlyy2sCd6G
- Corse-Matin �� (@Corse_Matin) June 11, 2020
Between "100 to 120 millimeters" fell during this "particularly violent and localized" episode, said the Collectivity of Corsica.
The Salines district was quickly underwater, according to Corse-Matin. Impressive videos bear witness to this.
Aerial view of the Salines district in Ajaccio totally underwater after the heavy rains.
(Video Claire Gimenez) pic.twitter.com/NhgjwcUOya
- Corse-Matin �� (@Corse_Matin) June 11, 2020
According to France 3 Corse Via Stella , the eastern part of the Corsican capital was then particularly affected. Thus the Pietralba, Rocade and Mezzavia districts.
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Another article:
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/meteo/cl...s_4005097.html
"I have lived for more than forty-five years in Les Salines and this is the first time that I have seen a flood of this magnitude," attests a local resident.
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Looks like the district of Salines, south west of the Old Town, and Peitralba in the east of the city are the worst hit areas.
Let's hope everyone in Ajaccio has remained safe and secure.