Following the bad weather linked to the passage of storm Fiona, the lower part of Rivière-Pilote was flooded this Saturday, September 17, 2022 during the afternoon. The city should return to its usual aspect in a few hours.
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Published on September 17, 2022 at 5:57 p.m.,
updated on September 17, 2022 at 5:59 p.m.
Rivière-Pilote was confronted for a few minutes with a rise in water following a rainy period. The water level came down just as quickly. The municipal teams of Rivière-Pilote are on the bridge and remain vigilant.
the south of Martinique was watered and in particular Rivière-Pilote
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For now, access to the lower part of the town center remains impossible, but Mayor Jean-François Beaunol remains confident:
We escaped the strong wave, only the entrance to the lower part of the town was flooded and at present the water is coming down. We are used to this kind of phenomenon because we are at the crossroads of two rivers and at the same level as the sea. The situation is well managed by our teams on site but we remain vigilant because the rains are announced until tomorrow morning.
Jean-François Beaunol mayor of Rivière-Pilote
In its 5 p.m. bulletin, Météo-France specifies that the strong tropical storm Fiona is generating convection and intense rain far behind its center. The wind is strong with frequent gusts under the showers up to 120 km/h. The sea is strong with hollows up to 4m50 in the North of the Antilles.
The town of Rivière-Pilote, flooded, in the entrance arteries of the town
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