The prefect of Aude issued an evacuation order Sunday evening, January 18, for two neighborhoods of Narbonne threatened by heavy rains. These rains prompted France’s southern departments – including Aude – to be placed on orange alert for rain,flooding,and rising waters.
Residents of single-story homes in the Narbonne neighborhoods of maraussan and La Mayolle must evacuate to the sports park or the Narbonne Arena. Those whose homes have multiple floors should go there as well, according to a statement from the Aude prefecture. The prefect also calls for “the greatest vigilance” in the face of floods deemed “imminent” in this city of nearly 60,000 inhabitants located close to the Mediterranean Sea.
Aude is under an orange alert for rising waters and rain-induced flooding on Monday, January 19. Three other departments are on orange alert for rain-induced flooding only: Pyrénées-Orientales, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud.
The orange alert for rain-induced flooding has been lifted in Hérault, Météo-France announced on its website.
