The dull noise is not that of cars on an urban boulevard when leaving the office. It is that of the Gardon, the river which gave its name to the department of Gard, which finds its bed.
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The video, taken by a hiker, Didier Julienne, and published on the Facebook of The Nîmes Gazetteis impressive. It follows the Cévennes storm which affected the north of the department at the start of the week.
A flow rate of 10 m3/s to 400 m3/s in just a few moments
Very impressive, the sequence nonetheless remains usual at this time of year. The bed of the Gardon is regularly dry during the summer and the river becomes underground before continuing its route and flowing into the Rhône. It fills up spectacularly with bad weather in the fall. On Tuesday, the flow rate increased in a few moments from 10 m3/s per second to 400 m3/s.
