Weather report. “Diluvian rains” announced in the Pyrenees: a sector particularly concerned

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Certainly, the Pyrenees have not been spared by the weather for several weeks. At the beginning of September, a heavy rainy episode caused significant material damage. The municipalities ofAragnouet and of Gavarnie-Gèdre had been particularly concerned, as well as Lourdes.

Bis Repeata in the coming days? Weather Pyrenees announces “a strong lasting deterioration from Tuesday”.

Contacted by Actu.frChristophe Dedieu, president of the association Weather Pyreneesevokes heavy accumulations of precipitation once again expected at the bottom of the central range and on the Spanish slopes.

“Heavy rains”

“Heavy rains could fall in the area of Gavarnie», he warns. “This is a deterioration towards the south of the massif and the bottom of the range. Thunderstorms are expected on Wednesday. The north should be spared. »

Locally, Christophe Dedieu announces up to 150mm of precipitation between Tuesday and Thursday. HAS Gavarniefor example, it has already fallen 446 mm since the 1^is September, or 1/3 of what it should fall in a year!

A reaction from waterways is to be feared.

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