2023-10-28 21:22:54
– Martinique on orange alert for “heavy rain and storms”
The French overseas department has been placed on orange vigilance by Météo France since the passage of Hurricane Tammy.
Published: 10/28/2023, 11:22 p.m.
The southeast of the island, where the beginnings of flooding have been reported, is the most affected (archive image).
AFP
Météo France placed Martinique on orange alert on Saturday for “heavy rain and thunderstorms”, while precipitation has been continuous on the West Indian island since the passage of Hurricane Tammy. “The accumulations, which can reach another 80 to 100 mm in three hours, would flow onto soils already saturated with water. Significant overflows are to be feared,” Météo France underlined in its vigilance bulletin.
Several landslides reported
In a press release, the prefecture of Martinique recommended that the population “read the weather reports and behavioral instructions” and “avoid as much as possible outings in exposed areas: sea, mountains, forest, coastline”. Martinique has been under continuous yellow alert for “heavy rain and thunderstorms” since Wednesday. Several landslides have been reported and the RN5, a major axis linking the north to the south of the island, has been cut off by rising waters on several occasions.
Visiting Guadeloupe at the start of the week, the Minister for Overseas Affairs Philippe Vigier advised on the set of the Guadeloupe la Première channel to “heat the water and put it in the fridge” when it is unsuitable for cooking. consumption, a recurring phenomenon on the archipelago, reinforced in bad weather.
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