Météo-France issues the maximum alert for an exceptional episode. Schools closed in Montpellier.
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Météo-France has issued a red alert for rain and flooding in the departments of Gard and Hérault, while Lozère and Ardèche are on orange alert.
Bad weather in the south of France. Red alert for rain and flooding in the departments of Gard and Hérault. This was announced by the Météo-France agency, warning of the arrival of an "exceptional" episode in these two areas of the southern quadrant of the Hexagon. The departments of Lozère and Ardèche remain on orange alert, the penultimate risk level before red.
Schools closed in Montpellier
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