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Four departments on flood alert after storms
Death toll rises to three following heavy rain at the weekend
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Four departments in southwest France remain on heightened flood alert on Monday, December 16, after three people died and thousands of homes were left without power in storms over the weekend.
Aujourd'hui. Forte #crue de la #Garonne à Muret.
— Daniele BLOT (@DanieleBLOT) December 14, 2019
Les parkings au pied de la ville sont complètement submergés. @VigiMeteoFrance pic.twitter.com/GGqDpvw4W1
The body of a man was found in Adour river, 25km east of Dax on Sunday afternoon, bringing the death toll from the weekend's storms to three, following hours of heavy rain, which saw the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department put on red weather alert on Friday evening.
#Landes #Adour #Crues #inondations pic.twitter.com/xHKUQMozrb
— CécileMP#Odyssée (@claf15) December 14, 2019
@VigiMeteoFrance: 🔶 4 dpts en #vigilanceOrange Restez informés sur https://t.co/mYofHFh19e pic.twitter.com/AhOt6gTXXI https://t.co/7wrFU3RF0r
— PE V (@PevPro) December 16, 2019
The Gers, Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne and Landes are on orange flood alert, as they have been since Sunday. Numerous roads near the Garonne, the Adour and the Midouze rivers have been closed, including a major route in Agen which runs alongside the Garonne.
#Garonne fait gros dos et les Agenais viennent la voir en masse #crue pic.twitter.com/dEciK1NtFq
— Bernard Lusset (@BernardLusset) December 15, 2019
Authorities have warned motorists not to try to navigate flooded roads - and have positioned rapid response teams in key areas to assist any drivers caught out.
CRUE GARONNE
— Météo Pyrénées (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 15, 2019
Impressionnante vue des berges de la Garonne à Agen à plus de 7m. L’onde de crue se propage toujours vers l’aval, c’est la plus importante crue du fleuve depuis 2014. 📷 @veroday1 #crue #garonne #inondation #lotetgaronne pic.twitter.com/zW0UFY8UsU
⚠️ #Crue du #Lay 💦
— Péault (@Peault85) December 15, 2019
Voici quelques photos prises ce week-end à #Péault au niveau du pont Eiffel à Lavaud. Le restaurant l'Aubraie est entouré par les eaux.
Plus de précisions sur les niveaux : 💻 https://t.co/r8ToB6jMEO pic.twitter.com/9RtM7xeKeQ
At the height of the weekend's storms, some 400,000 households across several regions were without power, officials reported.
Autres vues de la #garonne #crues #toulouse 📷pam_violaine pic.twitter.com/Yza97AbcEh
— Météo Pyrénées (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 14, 2019
GARONNE EN CRUE
— Météo Pyrénées (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 15, 2019
Vue d’en haut cet après-midi secteur Tonneins
📷 @robin2847 #garonne #crue #inondation #lotetgaronne pic.twitter.com/yDCREfRZhb
Read more: Man dies in southwest France as flood alerts remain
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