The water washed away everything in its path: an incredible downpour caused a flood in France

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Twelve departments in central and southern France have been put on alert due to heavy rain, storm and flooding.
240 mm of precipitation fell in Vacquier, 188 mm in Saint Dionysius, 151 mm in Kissak and 75 mm in Nimes, the average rainfall in 1-2 months.
The Garda department, where the first floors of houses and basements were flooded, suffered the most. The A9 motorway remains closed. The movement of trains between Nimes and Montpellier was interrupted.
The meteorological service reported that showers of this magnitude are exceptional and usually occur once a century.

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