China News Service, Paris, September 16 (Reporter Li Yang) Many areas in southern France have suffered heavy rains and floods in the last two days, and 9 people have been killed.
Heavy rains are still continuing and may cause more losses.
On October 16, 2018 local time, Conques, France, a sudden flood caused by a heavy rain in France.
According to French BFM television station and French news information station on the evening of the 15th local time quoting the news of rescuers, 9 people have been killed due to related natural disasters.
They died in the Rhône Estuary and Hérault in southern France.
These victims were between 61 and 73 years old, and the cause of death was initially judged to be drowning.
French Minister of the Interior Dalmanin has visited the disaster area in southern France and met with officials of the local emergency rescue department.
He said that officials are particularly vigilant about the disasters in Hérault and Gard, and the relevant areas may still face severe weather in the next few days.
On the 15th, the French Meteorological Department issued orange warnings for heavy rains, floods, and thunderstorms in 8 provinces including Hérault, Gard and Drôme in southern France.
The Meteorological Department issued a red warning to Gard.
The torrential rain cloud cluster is continuing to advance to the southeast and may affect many places in the Provence-Alpes-Blue Coast region in the next few days.
Heavy rains and floods have severely affected the traffic in many areas of southern France. Many roads were soaked in water, and traffic on the A9 highway connecting the Rhône Valley and Marseille was temporarily interrupted.
Rescuers said that 60 helicopter rescues and 450 safety interventions have been carried out on this highway.
The Gard government revealed that rail traffic from Nimes, the capital of the province, to Montpellier, the capital of Hérault, is still interrupted.
French government spokesman Attar said on the 15th that there are still 750 firefighters in Gard to help people in the disaster area.
He thanked the rescuers for their work.
Attar also said that Gard province will enter a state of emergency for natural disasters next week.
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