Trains cancelled and roads closed as flooding hits southern France
Southern France has been hit with torrential rain and heavy flooding that has lead to train cancellations and road closures and the evacuation of a camp site.
The extreme weather that hit the southern Occitanie region on Tuesday night will move into Provence and the Côte d'Azur on Wednesday afternoon, said French weather forecaster Météo France.
⚠️Les #orages se renforcent dans l'Hérault alors que des #inondations critiques se produisent à #Béziers. L'accalmie n'est pas attendue avant 12h. La plus grande prudence s'impose. Ne vous aventurez pas, à pieds comme en voiture, sur des chaussées inondées.
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— La Chaîne Météo (@lachainemeteo) October 23, 2019
Ten départements are now on orange alert - the second highest alert level - for heavy rain, high winds and localised flooding.
They are; Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches de Rhône, Var, Valcuse, Aude, Aveyron, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales and Tarn.
The storms have caused road closures, uprooted trees and ripped off roofs, according to the initial assessments by prefectures and fire brigades.
TER local train services between Toulouse, Montpellier and Perpignan has been suspended until 6pm.
?10h38. Des orages et pluies d'une ampleur exceptionnelle perturbent la circulation en Languedoc-Roussillon⚠️
Celle-ci est interrompue entre #Toulouse, #Montpellier et #Perpignan jusqu'à 18:00❌
Merci de consulter vos canaux habituels d'information et l'assistant SNCF?
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— SNCF TER liO OCCITANIE (@TER_Occitanie) October 23, 2019
On Tuesday afternoon, 150 people were evacuated from the Le Pavillion campsite in Sigean (Aude) because of safety fears.
Rainfall “exceeded 150 even 200mm between the eastern part of the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern part of the Hérault" in 24 hours, Météo France said, and “some 120 mm fell in less than 3 hours in the Béziers area.”
The agency expects the Hérault to see the worst of the line of storms on Wednesday morning.
Ce mercredi matin, l'axe de #pluies intenses accompagné d'#orages forts touche en particulier le département de l'#Hérault et ses environs. Il est tombé localement 120 mm en moins de 3 heures dans la région de #Béziers (estimations radar).
Restez informés https://t.co/rJ24zzmmy4 pic.twitter.com/OUvI5eLrxh
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) October 23, 2019
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The extreme weather that hit the southern Occitanie region on Tuesday night will move into Provence and the Côte d'Azur on Wednesday afternoon, said French weather forecaster Météo France.
⚠️Les #orages se renforcent dans l'Hérault alors que des #inondations critiques se produisent à #Béziers. L'accalmie n'est pas attendue avant 12h. La plus grande prudence s'impose. Ne vous aventurez pas, à pieds comme en voiture, sur des chaussées inondées.
— La Chaîne Météo (@lachainemeteo) October 23, 2019
Crédit ? Kazaa Infos pic.twitter.com/d7x1vx5lrx
Ten départements are now on orange alert - the second highest alert level - for heavy rain, high winds and localised flooding.
They are; Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches de Rhône, Var, Valcuse, Aude, Aveyron, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales and Tarn.
The storms have caused road closures, uprooted trees and ripped off roofs, according to the initial assessments by prefectures and fire brigades.
TER local train services between Toulouse, Montpellier and Perpignan has been suspended until 6pm.
?10h38. Des orages et pluies d'une ampleur exceptionnelle perturbent la circulation en Languedoc-Roussillon⚠️
— SNCF TER liO OCCITANIE (@TER_Occitanie) October 23, 2019
Celle-ci est interrompue entre #Toulouse, #Montpellier et #Perpignan jusqu'à 18:00❌
Merci de consulter vos canaux habituels d'information et l'assistant SNCF?
ℹ️ pic.twitter.com/6WSGbJp23G
On Tuesday afternoon, 150 people were evacuated from the Le Pavillion campsite in Sigean (Aude) because of safety fears.
Rainfall “exceeded 150 even 200mm between the eastern part of the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern part of the Hérault" in 24 hours, Météo France said, and “some 120 mm fell in less than 3 hours in the Béziers area.”
The agency expects the Hérault to see the worst of the line of storms on Wednesday morning.
Ce mercredi matin, l'axe de #pluies intenses accompagné d'#orages forts touche en particulier le département de l'#Hérault et ses environs. Il est tombé localement 120 mm en moins de 3 heures dans la région de #Béziers (estimations radar).
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) October 23, 2019
Restez informés https://t.co/rJ24zzmmy4 pic.twitter.com/OUvI5eLrxh
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