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Le département de l'Hérault a subi un épisode météorologique intense avec des cumuls de pluie exceptionnels.
Mercredi 30 septembre, l’Hérault a été placé en vigilance rouge pour pluie-inondations. À Montpellier, les transports en commun ont été interrompus, plusieurs établissements scolaires fermés et des crues rapides ont perturbé la journée.
Le plus gros de l’épisode est donc passé. Les cumuls ont atteint localement 340 mm en 48 heures sur les secteurs les plus exposés, soit l’équivalent de 2 à 3 mois de précipitations.
Météo-France has placed the Pyrénées-Orientales department on orange vigilance for rain and flooding from Sunday 6 a.m., while Hérault is downgraded to yellow vigilance after having been in orange on Saturday morning. Gard and Hérault were in red on Wednesday due to violent storms.

The Aude department will be placed on orange alert for rain-flooding on Sunday October 4 from 6 a.m., according to Météo-France. Hérault, previously on orange alert, has been downgraded to yellow. Total rainfall of 80 to 180 mm is expected in eastern Aude and Hérault.

Faced with record drought worsened by climate change, specialists are studying the role of the beaver in retaining water thanks to its natural dams, making it possible to replenish wetlands, nourish groundwater and reduce the risk of flooding downstream, as observed in Ardèche and Drôme since 2023.

Faced with episodes of drought, individuals are turning massively to harvesting rainwater. This practice, encouraged by local subsidies, allows significant savings in drinking water for watering gardens.

Faced with drought, experts in Ardèche and Drôme are taking inspiration from natural beaver dams to slow down rivers, recharge groundwater and prevent flooding downstream.

The Council of State validated the traditional hunting of the skylark in Les Pantes for 2025-2026, deeming the selective method and the quotas acceptable, which provoked the indignation of the LPO and the satisfaction of the hunters.