Summières Under the Water: a Month of Rain in 48 Hours
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In the Gard, major floods are still under way on Friday, November 6. It fell the equivalent of two months of rain in 24 hours; in Sommières, the river reached four and a half meters. Streets and shops were hit, and schools are still closed. Reporting on site.
The municipality of Sommières (Gard) is flooded for the third time in a month. More than a metre of water covers the streets, houses and shops. The level surprised the inhabitants, reaching up to 1.50 meters in some places. The area recorded 170 millimetres of precipitation in 48 hours. The river of Vidourle came out of its bed and reached 4.50 meters, a record since 2014. Habited at these episodes, the residents remain vigilant and live on the …
The medieval city of Gard experienced, on the night of this Thursday 5th to Friday 6th November, its third vidourlade, two of which were severe, in less than two months. Among the inhabitants and the traders affected, one feels...
In Sommières, in the Gard, the Vidourle overflowed during the night from Thursday to Friday, flooding many streets in the city centre.
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