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2 months of rain in 2 days: many cities have never experienced this!

A veritable deluge of rain hit southeast France between Wednesday and Thursday. Between 700 and 800 mm of rain fell in two days, equivalent to two months of rain, but also double what had been forecast.

On Friday morning, the red alert was lifted for all departments that were affected by the maximum alert a day earlier. ” 200 mm is common in the Cévennes and Vivarais mountains, with notable northward extension. The sectors of Mont Lozère (Lozère) and Tanargue (Ardèche) were the most affected. », announced by Météo France.

While services Weather reportWeather report Accumulations of 200 to 400 mm were predicted, this ultimately fell to twice that:

  • 842 mm at La-Croix-de-Bauzon (unofficial weather station infoclimate).)) ;
  • 720 mm in Vialas (Lozère);
  • 550 mm in Villefort (Loser);
  • 686 mm in Mayres (Ardèche);
  • 676 mm in Loubaresse (Ardèche);
  • 300 mm in the Mont Aguil sector (Gard – Lozère);
  • 315 mm on the Casoules Plateau (Alpes-Maritimes);
  • 256 mm in Coursegoules (Alpes-Maritimes).

The recorded accumulation of 600 to 800 mm is equivalent to two months of rain in the space of two days.

Miraculously there were no casualties. The FR-alert system was launched on Thursday: all people in danger zones received one. SMSSMS.

Great caution again this Friday

This Friday, the Cévennes event is over, but the threat of disaster is still there. Floods continue to spread from top to bottom and the soil is so saturated with water that landslides can still occur.

Heavy rain is still continuing in the south-west (Gers, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Tarn and Ariège) and some storms are still brewing in the Alpes-Maritimes and Var.

The situation will finally dry up this Friday evening.

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