Storms and floods in the Gard and the Hérault: flooded streets, apartments under water … images of the int – Midi Libre

Streams out of their beds, water leaks in apartments, flooded streets… Gard and Hérault suffered the brunt of rain and storms this Tuesday, September 6. Back in pictures on an eventful night. An alarm clock for the less wet for the Héraultais and the Gardois. Waterspouts fell on the agglomeration of Nîmes on the night of Tuesday 6 to Wednesday 7 September. According to the pumpers, up to 135 millimeters of rain fell in the city, indicates franceinfo. Three minor injuries are to be deplored. The night was also electric on the Hérault side, especially in Montpellier where, to a slightly lesser extent, it fell nearly 70 mm in just one hour. In the Hérault, the firefighters did not report any injuries this Wednesday morning. Back in pictures on a restless night On social networks, images that are impressive to say the least are circulating on social networks. Nîmes under water, the Lez getting out of bed, uncontrollable water leaks in private homes… Several tweets testify to the bad weather suffered by the South-East. ? LIVE 01:20 a.m. – Waterspouts continue to fall on #Nîmes and its surroundings. #floods are underway on the low points of the city, especially here on the City Hall area. Thanks to Sarah via Communauté Météo Gard for this video. #gard pic.twitter.com/XoiwHv4vs8— Météo Gard (@MeteoGard) September 6, 2022 This Wednesday, September 7 at 6 a.m., Météo France placed eleven departments on orange vigilance for thunderstorms. These are Ain, Ardèche, Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, Gard, Hérault, Isère, Loire, Haute-Loire, Rhône and Vaucluse.