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The cars in which they were travelling were swept away by the floods. Twelve departments have been placed on orange alert.
After several months of drought, torrents of water have been pouring down on the Mediterranean region since Friday March 8, 2024. The Monica low-pressure system and the well-known Cevennes phenomena are to blame. The consequences: small streams quickly become torrents, rivers overflow their banks and the sea backs up the water from rivers. Flooded roads quickly became extremely dangerous.
Cars washed away
The human toll was particularly high on Sunday morning,…
