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Narbonne Evacuations Lifted as Mediterranean Storm Eases, Orange Alerts Persist

Authorities maintain reinforced river surveillance as conditions ease only gradually.

Overview

  • Residents of Narbonne’s Maraussan and La Mayolle were allowed to return home at midday Monday after overnight evacuations ordered by the prefect.
  • The Aude, Pyrénées-Orientales, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud remain under orange alert for rain-flooding, with Hérault on orange for river flooding.
  • Emergency services have carried out 72 interventions since Sunday, and one person is in life‑threatening condition following a weather‑related accident.
  • Operational impacts continue with about 281 households without power, drinking‑water difficulties reported in Talairan, and 42 roads closed in the Narbonnais.
  • Rivers remain swollen: the Orb reached 11.37 m at Béziers on Sunday, the Aude is near peak around 7 m at Cuxac, and schools will stay closed Tuesday across 109 communes in the Narbonne arrondissement.