A Town Suddenly Under the Waters in the Gard
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335 mm of precipitation fell this Wednesday in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, in the Gard. "Remarkable" cumulations that have affected many communes in the Hérault as well.
In the Gard, schools were closed all day. The prefect has multiplied calls to the inhabitants to ask them to stay at home. In Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, it is a real flood. It has fallen more than 350 millimetres of rain in the space of a few hours, the equivalent of six months of precipitation. The Vidourle River has experienced an extremely rapid rise. Some roads have been destroyed in a few minutes. Several people have had to be rescued. (Weath…
Torrential rains are falling in the south of France, Wednesday, September 30th: the Gard and the Hérault are in red vigilance, with flooded roads and evacuated campsites. In Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, nearly 340 litres of water per square metre have fallen since this morning. The danger persists at the beginning of the evening, as rivers rise rapidly.
The south of France was hit by a powerful storm accompanied by extreme rainfall, watercourses overflowing and flash floods. The most severe situation was recorded in the departments of Gard and Ayrault, where the highest level of warning was declared, while in the area of Cevennes, the amount of precipitation was recorded or expected locally at around 400 liters per square meter. Water covered some roads, and rescue services intervened [...] The…
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