Exceptionally bad weather that hit Guadeloupe overnight from Friday to Saturday resulted in the deaths of two people and the disappearance of a third.
Two people died in torrential rains that fell on Guadeloupe overnight from Friday to Saturday, the prefecture said, adding that one other person was missing.
Power distribution resumed around 6:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, she added on her Twitter account.
#floods
place at 6 p.m
Stabilization in the pointe area
80 firefighters on duty
normal traffic except on RN5 and D103, possible landslides at La Bouaye and Cocoyer. 2 dead & missing. Electrical distribution resumed around 6:30 p.m. Do not move at night except in an emergency. pic.twitter.com/gKHI5jC0Ly— Prefect of Guadeloupe (@Prefet971) April 30, 2022
One person was found dead in a vehicle in Gosier and a second, also in a car, in the Grand Camp sector, she said.
The exceptionally intense rains that affected Les Abymes, Le Gosier and Pointe-à-Pitre began this Saturday around 1am (7am in mainland France). “Rainfall has exceeded 300mm, a phenomenon larger than that recorded during Cyclone Maria in 2017,” the prefecture said.
The island had been placed on red alert by Météo France for the night due to heavy rain and thunderstorms, before moving to orange alert and then yellow alert this Saturday.