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Isère: a town evacuated after a devastating flood
Isère: a town evacuated after a devastating flood
(Franceinfo)
The village of La Bérarde, in Isère, was devastated by the passage of a torrent, after heavy rains and a flash flood, around 2 a.m. on Friday, June 21. Residents, mountaineers and hikers were evacuated by helicopter.
The village of Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (Isère) has become the bed of a torrent of water and rocks, which descends from the mountain and increases, surrounding the houses and tearing away sections of walls. The road no longer exists. From A helicopter, a France Télévisions team can only see the roof of certain homes. Several chalets were swept away by the waves. Four helicopters are multiplying their rotations and more than a hundred people have been rescued.
It was five in the morning when the torrent swept away the bridge and invaded the village of La Bérarde (Isère). 4 kilometers later, a place that calls itself isolated from the world. The river is furious, threatening. “There is no electricity anymore, the water pipe could break”, testifies a man. With the strong storms and the melting of snow, the tributaries increased and the Vénéon overflowed for about twenty kilometers. At the entrance to Vénosc (Isère), the road is completely blocked by a huge hole. No casualties have been reported so far. It will take months, even years, to rebuild the valley.
