JamesFrance
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Following last week's floods there is severe damage to the Canal. I have only just had the internet restored after the water came up to our front gate but fortunately soon went down again when our footbridge was swept away.
Here is a translation of part of the VNF pdf report on the closure. The canal is closed between Carcassonne an Marseillette.
Sector of Trèbes - Orbiel Canal Bridge: damage to the masonry of the work, with loosening of stones. As soon as the event occurred, the reach was lowered in order to reduce the weight of the water. First aid work was immediately started. Also note, subsidence or ruptures of dikes upstream of the structure.
In the harbor and up to the Trèbes lock, boats have been lifted by the flood and are stranded today on the bank.
However, the section between the locks of Carcassonne and that of Marseillette remain closed to navigation and can not be reopened before the period of work "Chomages" of the Canal du Midi (November - December 2018).
Here is a translation of part of the VNF pdf report on the closure. The canal is closed between Carcassonne an Marseillette.
Sector of Trèbes - Orbiel Canal Bridge: damage to the masonry of the work, with loosening of stones. As soon as the event occurred, the reach was lowered in order to reduce the weight of the water. First aid work was immediately started. Also note, subsidence or ruptures of dikes upstream of the structure.
In the harbor and up to the Trèbes lock, boats have been lifted by the flood and are stranded today on the bank.
However, the section between the locks of Carcassonne and that of Marseillette remain closed to navigation and can not be reopened before the period of work "Chomages" of the Canal du Midi (November - December 2018).