Violent storms hit the Southern Department of France on Tuesday night. As a result of a violent aura, at least three people were killed and two are sought after, “said the French gendarmerie. The services introduced the orange level of the weather alert, the second highest on a scale of danger. The dangerous aura is to stay over the region today.
Heavy rainfall is recorded from Monday afternoon in the south of France, Locally also a hail. In some regions at night from Monday to Tuesday there were orange warnings against heavy rainfall and possible flooding. At least three people were killed and two are sought after after passing the storms, “said the French gendarmerie.
The stream rushed and kidnapped the car
The car that the couple drove was kidnapped by a swinging stream. The vehicle was found in the area of Cavaliere, but the couple did not survive the accident. Another person died in the Vibaudan commune, near Toulouse. The gendarmerie said that two people are still sought after. – Missions of seekers are conducted, and the balance of victims is temporary – the services said.
About 200 firefighters were mobilized to help in the VAR department. Many roads remain impassable due to flooding. Local authorities appealed to the residents to not have a place of residence and not to take part in the water.
Numerous interventions
On Monday afternoon storm Tonneins in the Lot and Garonna department also hit the town of heavy rainfall. Strong downpours led to floods and floods. In some places, the water level exceeded half a meter.
– I've never seen anything like this (…). The situation in the Bel -Air district is critical – said the mayor of the city, Dante Rinaudo.
According to local media, the services recorded over 100 applications regarding, among others, flooding and damaged infrastructure. Fatal weather conditions also led to the evacuation of the TGV train with 508 passengers on board.
Night evacuation
According to the local Sudouest.FR portal, the energy line near the Aubergeret bridge collapsed as a result of the storm. At that time, the TGV train was approaching the city. The network failure meant that 508 passengers had to be evacuated. According to the portal, the action ended around 1 am, and all people were transported to the city town hall. According to the services, no one was injured.
Where does such rainfall come from?
As explained by the synoptic of TVNmeteo.pl Tomasz Wakszyński, he was almost stationary for downpours than with the system of atmospheric fronts he settled in this region. The worst situation is expected in the Toulouse area, where more than 100, even more than 150 liters of water per square meter can fall until the end of today.