Heavy rains negatively affected life in southeast France

French meteorological agency Meteo-France warned of heavy rainfall in the provinces of Gard, Var, Haute-Corse, Herault, Ardeche, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhone in the southeast of the country.

Meteo-France reported that the orange alert level declared yesterday continues in the provinces of Var, Gard and Haute-Corse.

In the province of Bouches-du-Rhone, the tram line in the center of Marseille was damaged due to heavy rains and storms at night, and railway transportation was disrupted.

The "National" stop on metro line 2 in the city was flooded and closed to service.

While the roads in the city of Saint-Chamas in the province were flooded, many workplaces were closed due to damage.

Fire crews intervened in many incidents related to heavy rains in the province.

In the province of Gard, the A9 highway was closed to traffic in both directions between Nimes Ouest and Gallargues, and kilometers-long vehicle queues were observed.

On the other hand, Gard and Herault provinces were among the places where railway traffic was disrupted.

In Var province, a warning message was sent to the phones of citizens and the residents of the province were asked to avoid travel except for non-essential situations.