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The bad weather that hit the Hautes-Pyrénées on Saturday led to floods in Lourdes. The site, temporarily closed, is reopened The cave of the sanctuary of Lourdes, in Les Hautes
Flash flooding temporarily closes Lourdes’ grotto
(OSV News) -- River flooding forced the temporary closure of the famous grotto at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France. The shrine complex remained open to visitors. A morning Mass, however, was canceled at the major Catholic pilgrimage site, which has experienced several major floods in recent years. "Sudden rise in
France's Grotto of Massabielle floods, measured at 3.2 meters
LOURDES, France (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Heavy rain overnight in southwest France's Hautes-Pyrenees department meant flood alerts for several areas on September 7. In Lourdes, the city's famed Grotto of Massabielle was flooded, as the flood level was measured at 3.2 meters. Video posted by the Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes shows the swollen River Ousse inundating the grotto, which attracts millions of Catholic pilgrims each year who venerate it as …
Southwestern France is experiencing flooding after heavy rainfall in the Pyrenees. The famous grotto of Lourdes has been flooded. Several roads to Spain have been cut off by the storm.
The floods in the South-West have damaged the cave of the sanctuary of Lourdes and the inhabitants of Hautes-Pyrénées, depriving them of electricity.
What caused the floods were the rains that caused the Gave de Pau to overflow.
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