Two walkers, 45 and 63 years old, narrowly escaped drowning on Saturday. While they were walking along the edge of a small tributary of the Hérault river in raw after the floods of the previous day, they fell into the river. The facts took place in Saint-André-de-Majencoules, a small town in the Cévennes.
Both victims had injuries to the lower limbs. They were rescued by residents who had witnessed the scene. They were put in safety before the intervention of the firefighters of the intervention group in perilous environment. If their health is no longer in danger, they have probably avoided the worst thanks to the intervention of witnesses.
Significant material damage in the Gard and Lozère
It fell locally up to 400 mm of water on the foothills of the Cévennes during the night of Thursday to Friday, in the Villefort sector. Several rivers have entered the vintage and the department of Lozère, in particular, has suffered significant material damage. The RN116 which links the Gard to the Lozère was notably cut following a subsidence of the roadway.
The Villefort dam yesterday noon #meteo #pluie #Lozere #cevennes pic.twitter.com/X3tI2beQXD
- Manu Bichon Frisé (@mbichonfrise) June 13, 2020In Lozère, many shops in the town of Sainte-Enimie; located at the edge of the Tarn, were flooded. Campsites upstream of the river have been evacuated. In addition, 2,700 people were deprived of electricity in the Gard and Lozère after this significant rainy episode, unusual in this season.
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