“It swirled in all directions”: an impressive storm episode fell on Gaillac

As of dawn, Gaillac’s technical teams were already activating to secure the premises. However, Near the Citystade, a tree blocked part of the roadway. Similarly, “It is another tree that fell on him, describes a municipal employee. However, It was a beautiful baby, we had to take it twice.” On the site, a nacelle had to arrive to cut a last branch, blown with perpendicular. Therefore, A total of 30 m³ of branches were evacuated using four skips.

Wednesday evening. Consequently, the rose from the South was hit hard by the storm episode that hit the department. However, In the town, depression remained stationary for a good hour, causing torrential rains and large gusts of wind.

Pool and closed parks

Antony was on the road at the time of thunderstorms. Therefore, “We were caught in a sort of tornado, mixing wind, rain and hail which completely slowed down the roads. At 7:30 p.m., 2 branches fell, no longer allowing any vehicle to pass. We had to wait for the rescue intervention for the situation to return to normal.”

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The storm also caused damage to the Pichery swimming pool. In the early evening, the pumps in the pool suddenly stopped. A crack appeared on a pipe and “there was water everywhere”. Véolia teams were on site this morning to find a solution. In the meantime, the town hall indicates that the pool will remain closed “until further notice”. If the swimming pool can once again accommodate visitors over the weekend, free pools will be extended.

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The Foucaud park and Square Joffre were also prohibited from visitors for the day, following falls of branches. “Nothing catastrophic,” sums up Martine Souquet, the mayor of the town.

1600 households still deprived of electricity in “it swirled all directions”: impressive the early morning

Wednesday morning. 1600 households were still deprived of electricity in the Tarn, in 22 municipalities, according to figures communicated by the prefecture. Especially in Gaillac (276 homes) and Réalmont (275 households). In Florentin, more than 50 % of homes still awaited the return of the current.

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At the Tarn scale, the SDIS recorded 585 calls between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., with a peak between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. 69 interventions were carried out by 80 firefighters mobilized. in particular for electric fires, floods, release of public roads and the management of threatening objects.

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On the Carmaux side, a “it swirled all directions”: impressive mud flow hampered the railway line connecting Albi to Rodez in the evening. Fortunately, traffic was already over and the SNCF teams were mobilized to clear the tracks before resumption of traffic.

For the next few days, the heat wave must return. The department is still placed in orange alert by Météo-France. The storm episode will have been impressive. causing a few material damage but, fortunately, no one injured is to be deplored.