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Ddistinctive rains. Six departments have been positioned on crimson alert for floods and rain-floods by Météo-France this Thursday, October 17. Are involved: Loire, Rhône, Haute-Loire, Ardèche, Alpes-Maritimes and Lozère. In his final bulletin at 2 p.m., the nationwide forecaster explains {that a} “Cévennes episode [est] in progress” since Wednesday, giving “exceptional rainfall accumulations, mainly on the Ardèche terrain”. “We reach 600 mm very locally in 48 hours,” he added.

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Météo-France has positioned nineteen different departments on orange alert for rain-floods, floods or storms. The trigger is an enormous disturbance that’s transferring up the nation from the south. It generates intense stormy precipitation in locations. “We recorded between 70 and 100 mm locally between the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes in 12 hours,” specifies Météo-France. In the Lyon area, rainfall totals reached between 60 and 80 millimeters. In the Basque Country, 100 millimeters of precipitation was exceeded.

According to forecasts, this rainy-stormy episode might be intense over numerous areas, whereas the storms might be transient however violent, accompanied by hail and gusts, over Languedoc, the south of Tarn and the south of Aveyron. “Twirl phenomena cannot be ruled out as they pass through, particularly in Hérault,” warns Météo-France.

Torrents of water in Annonay

With their placement on crimson alert for floods and floods, Haute-Loire, Ardèche, Rhône and Loire are rising their precaution. In Ardèche, a number of roads have been closed resulting from flooding or landslides. The city middle of Annonay, crossed by torrents, was evacuated within the morning and college students have been confined to their institutions.

In the Rhône, it’s the Gier which has been positioned on crimson flood alert. The close by A57 motorway was flooded and closed between Lyon and Saint-Étienne. Rail visitors between the 2 cities was additionally suspended. In Haute-Loire, the priority primarily considerations the Lignon du Velay the place a portion may overflow.

ALSO READ What is an “atmospheric river”?In the Alpes-Maritimes, the place the state of affairs was thought of “worrying” earlier than the alert was raised to crimson, public institutions have been closed as a precautionary measure this Thursday, even when Météo-France predicts a lull in a single day. On the southwest facet, storms will final till Friday morning, and the rains might be significantly long-lasting within the night.



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