Flooding in the Languedoc (illustration) — LODI Franck/SIPA
Two walkers between the ages of 45 and 63-year-old narrowly escaped drowning on Saturday. While they were walking on the edge of a small tributary of the river Hérault in the flood after the flooding of the day before, they have fallen into the water. The events took place in Saint-André-de-Majencoules, a small town in the Cevennes.
The two victims had injuries to lower limbs. They were rescued by local residents who had attended the scene. They have been put in safety before the intervention of the firefighters in the intervention group in dangerous areas. If their health is no longer endangered, they have probably avoided the worst, thanks to the intervention of witnesses.
Significant damage to property in the Gard and Lozère
It fell locally up to 400 mm of water in the foothills of the Cevennes in the night from Thursday to Friday, on the sector of Villefort. Several rivers came into spate, and the department of Lozere, in particular, has suffered substantial material damage. The RN116, which connects the Gard the
Lozère, has been cut in the wake of a sagging floor.
The barrage de Villefort yesterday #meteo #rain #Bungalow #cevennes pic.twitter.com/X3tI2beQXD
— Manu Bichon frise (@mbichonfrise) June 13, 2020
In Lozere, there are many shops of the town of Sainte-Enimie located at the edge of the Tarn have been flooded. The campsites upstream of the river have been evacuated. In addition, 2,700 people were without electricity in the Gard and the Lozère after this major rain event, unusual in this season.
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