The Gard was hit by violent floods, especially in Valleraugue.

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D. Tral / Météo Languedoc

The decree was published this Thursday in the Official Journal: five days after the Cevennes episode, which hit the Gard, this weekend, 23 municipalities were recognized in a state of natural disaster.

Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef, Val d'Aigoual or Le Vigan, the towns most affected by the floods, appear in the list of these towns.

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Find the 23 communes of Gard recognized in a state of natural disaster by decree of September 23, 2020, published in the Official Journal of September 24, 2020 on the following link ➡️ https://t.co/UdlzEtIcrP pic.twitter.com/CBNSgcIEVK

- Prefect of Gard (@ Prefet30) September 24, 2020

Victims now have a maximum of 10 days from the date of publication of this order to make their declaration to the insurance.

In some corners of the Gard Cévennes, up to 700 mm of rain fell in just a few hours, causing significant damage.

Two deaths

On Wednesday, the human toll increased, with the discovery of the body of a 64-year-old woman in Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef.

This is a nurse's aide, who was traveling by car.

She had disappeared on Saturday, near Saint-André-de-Majencoules, indicates the prefecture.

His vehicle was found the next day, in the town of Pont d'Hérault, empty and crushed by the force of the current.

He had been washed away by torrential waters.

#Intemperies Death of a second person following the #floods this weekend: At the end of the afternoon, the lifeless body of a woman was found in Saint Julien de la Nef.

This is the person who disappeared on Saturday in the Saint-André-de-Majencoules sector pic.twitter.com/yLir75lqhC

- Prefect of Gard (@ Prefet30) September 23, 2020

A first body had been found the day before, at the end of the morning.

He is a 56-year-old man, a municipal employee in Val d'Aigoual, also missing this weekend.

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