Over 200 people evacuated due to rainfall in southern France

Over 200 people evacuated due to
rainfall in southern France.

International News Desk

According to global Times news Agency Europe, Authorities in Alpes-Maritimes, a department in southern France, ordered the evacuation of 243 residents on the night of October 20 due to heavy rains that caused local flooding, The Global Times Europe informs. For now, the consequences are fortunately very limited. No one was injured or missing,” said Benoit Hubert, head of the department’s prefect’s office. Evacuations were carried out mainly in mountainous areas. Authorities recommended that residents of a campsite near the commune of Antibes on the coast evacuate. About 5,000 households were left without electricity due to disruptions in power lines caused by falling trees and strong winds. Several roads in the department have been flooded by floodwaters coming down from the mountains, and several landslides have been reported. Some 1,000 fire and rescue service personnel were mobilized to eliminate the consequences of the adverse weather conditions.The region is under red, the highest level of weather danger. Since the evening of October 19, between 80 and 130 mm of precipitation fell in the central regions of the department. Meteo France forecasts another 50 to 80 mm of rain before the end of October 20. In six departments in southeastern France, the penultimate, orange level of weather danger has been declared.