A strong storm that occurred this Tuesday over Paris It caused problems in road traffic and public transport and some metro stations had to be closed or were flooded, while heavy rains were warned in the southeast of France.
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Among the Parisian stations affected by the waterspouts were those of Daumesnil, Alma-Marceau, Quai de la Rapé or Balard, indicated the RATP metropolitan transport entity.
In just two hours, between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. GMT), almost 46 liters per square meter were collected at the Montsouris observatory, according to the online weather information site Infoclimat.
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These torrential rains in Paris, which occur in the middle of a summer of extreme drought in most of France and Western Europe, could be reproduced in the next few hours in other parts of the country, particularly in the southeast, where the meteorological services Eight departments have been placed on orange alert due to the risk of storms and floods.
Météo France indicated in a bulletin that in the departments of Aude, Tarn, Aveyron, Herault, Gard, Vaucluse, Bouches du Rhone and Var the storms will be accompanied by great electrical activity, hail and heavy rainfall.
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Specifically, between 20 and 50 liters per square meter could fall in less than an hour in the departments of Aude and Aveyron. In those of Hérault and Gard it could reach 80 liters and even exceed 100 to 130 liters locally.
The Prefecture (Government delegation) of Gard recommended the preventive evacuation of campsites and other open-air accommodation.
EFE
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