HUGE LEAK The flooding on Sunday evening in the Wattignies district led to the closure of the Boulevard des Martyrs Nantes this Monday
The burst pipe occurred rue de Porte Gellée in Nantes (illustration). — F.Brenon/20 Minutes
The Loire-Atlantique fire brigade intervened on Sunday evening for flooding in several streets on the island of Nantes. The rain was not the cause, but rather a burst pipe, rue de la Porte Gellée, at Saint-Malo. proximity from the Wattignies tramway station (lines 2 and 3).
Around 8:00 p.m., the water quickly spread in several streets, forcing divert traffic, especially that on the very busy Boulevard des Martyrs Nantes and Boulevard Gustave-Roch. An underground car park housing 40 cars has been copiously flooded, say the firefighters.
Read Also
- LIVE GP Austria: minute by minute on qualifying Saturday Jul 3, 2021
- The man tells the dog that a little brother is coming in his life, but here’s what he does when he hears that word Jul 24, 2021
- “I called the volunteers but they couldn’t intervene. So there was nothing left for me to do but …” Aug 21, 2021
- Father forgets his son in the motorway parking lot – then the youngest child helps with a question Aug 9, 2021
- Terrified puppy locks himself in the bathroom to overcome the panic – Curler Sep 25, 2021
- Aysén wants to manage its Wilderness Areas: 45 park rangers for 5 million protected hectares Nov 22, 2022
- Multiverse on Televisa: Nacaranda and María de todos los Ángeles dispute the love of Albertano and El Vítor May 23, 2022
Access to this content has been blocked in order to respect your choice of consent
I‘ACCEPT
More information on the Cookie Management Policy page.
The channeling has been completed. closed in the evening by the metropolitan water service. Some 120 homes will be deprived of drinking water for the next few hours.
This Monday morning, the Nantes Martyrs Boulevard, which connects the Pirmil and Audibert bridges, remains partially closed. Tram traffic, on the other hand, is maintained.