France: Flooding forces authorities to declare orange alert as Hérault River overflows

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The municipality of Laroque, in the department of Hérault, has been identified as one of the most critical areas after heavy storms caused the river to overflow, flooding urban centers since December 20. Images from the town reveal the magnitude of the disaster, with waters invading residential and commercial areas. In response to persistent rainfall, the meteorological service activated an orange alert in the departments of Aveyron, Hérault, Lozère, Tarn, and Var, warning that adverse atmospheric conditions could also extend to the Principality of Andorra.    #teleSUREnglish #France #Flooding #Hérault #OrangeAlert #Storms #ClimateCrisis #Andorra

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00:00Floating in southern France forced authorities to declare an orange alert after the Hérault

00:06River overflowed.

00:08The municipality of La Roque, in the department of Hérault, is one of the most critical areas

00:13after the storm.

00:14Several images taken in the town reveal the magnitude of the rivers floating, whose waters

00:19have invaded the urban centers due to the rains that began on December 20.

00:24In view of the persistent rainfall, the meteorological service has activated an orange alert and

00:29in the departments of Ayrún, Hérault, Loser, Thorn and Var, while warning that the atmospheric

00:35conditions could extend to the principality of Andorra.

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