"Heavy rain has been lashing the south of France since the weekend, with parts of Narbonne evacuated and an emergency alert issued via the FR-Alert text message system. On Monday, five départements remain on orange alert and Météo France is advising people to limit their journeys to necessary travel only. Météo France warns "the heavy rains that affected the Hérault département on the Mediterranean coast on Sunday and then the département of Aude overnight from Sunday to Monday are spreading towards the Pyrénées-Orientales.""
"The rain will continue and intensify across the south - r ainfall totals of 80 to 120 millimetres are expected across eastern Aude and Hérault, with up to 150 millimetres possible in Aude, starting from the Narbonne area. These numbers are in addition to the rainfall already recorded in previous days. In Corsica , on Monday, the rain continued. Between 80 and 120 millimetres of rain are expected across the eastern side of the island and 200 to 250 mm in the higher elevations, with slightly higher amounts locally near Fiumorbo, until Tuesday morning."
Heavy rain has inundated southern France since the weekend, causing parts of Narbonne to be evacuated and triggering an emergency FR-Alert text warning. Five départements remained on orange alert on Monday, with Météo France advising people to limit travel to necessary journeys. The heaviest rainfall affected Hérault and Aude and is spreading towards the Pyrénées-Orientales. Rainfall totals of 80–120 mm are expected in eastern Aude and Hérault, with up to 150 mm possible in parts of Aude. Eastern Corsica faces 80–120 mm on the coast and 200–250 mm at higher elevations. Strong waves may increase flood risk. Rain should end around Tuesday midday.
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