Lez: the Flash Flood
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On 30 September, in the Hérault, Lez was transformed into a raging torrent. In the commune of Lattes, worried residents found that the lock under the waves had simply disappeared. The city's technical services followed the river to clear any jams; did everything possible to ensure that the water would evacuate as best as possible. As a preventive measure, the inhabitants of the neighborhood on the other bank were evacuated at the end of the day …
L'Hérault is in red alert for risk of rain and flooding, Wednesday 30 September in the evening. During the day in Montpellier, Lez came out of bed, covering the streets with several centimetres of water.
Direct. "Exceptional" Rains in France: the Hérault in Red Vigilance for "Crues", Residents Evacuated
Weather France has placed two departments of the South in red vigilance and several in orange for rain-flood Wednesday 30 September 2026. Follow this first Mediterranean episode.
Le Lez has just been placed in red alert by Vigicrues. The level of the stream continues to rise between Lavalette, Montpellier and Lattes.
The town hall of Lattes ordered the evacuation of the Marestelles and Saladelles district this Wednesday in front of the climb of Lez. About 60 houses are concerned. "It is a precaution," says Mayor Cyril Meunier who invites the inhabitants to join the Rural Home of Maurin.
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