Overview
- Residents ordered out of Narbonne’s Maraussan and La Mayolle neighborhoods were allowed to return at midday Monday after precautionary evacuations the night before.
- Emergency services reported more than 120 interventions since the start of the episode, with one person in critical condition after an accident linked to the conditions.
- Road networks remain heavily disrupted with roughly 42 to 50 closures, several hundred households without power, and drinking water issues reported notably in Talairan.
- Hydrologists tracked a sharp rise on the Aude river to nearly 7 meters at Cuxac, with officials warning that crests and localized overflows could still occur.
- Météo‑France signaled a downgrade in rainfall intensity with precipitation expected to taper by Tuesday midday, and by early Tuesday only Aude and Hérault remained on orange alert for river flooding.