The department of Gard has gone into orange alert “rain-flood”, “thunderstorms” since Wednesday October 16, 2024 midnight. Vigilance that continues andpasses into vigilance orange “raw”.
A situation which will continue during the night of Wednesday October 16 to Thursday October 17 and during the day of Thursday October 17, with high intensity from 12 p.m.
Suspension of school transport: Uzège and the Pont du Gard region concerned
Due to Météo France forecasts, the prefecture of Gard decided to suspend school transport on Thursday October 17 in a large part of the department. The Uzège and Pont du Gard sectors are affected.
Please note that for students who come to their schools or who are boarders, reception will be assured.
The municipalities concerned
In the Pays d’Uzès community of communes:
Aigaliers, Argilliers, Arpaillargues-et-Aureilhac, Baron, Belvezet, Blauzac, Castillon-du-Gard, Flaux, Foissac, Fons-sur-Lussan, Fontarèches, La Bastide-d’Engras, La Bruguière, La Capelle-et-Masmolène , Lussan, Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers, Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède, Saint-Hippolyte-de-Montaigu, Saint-Maximin, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, Saint-Siffret, Saint-Victor-des-Oules , Sanilhac-Sagriès, Serviers-et-Labaume, Uzès, Vallabrix, Vallérargues, Pougnadoresse, Bouquet, Aubussargues, Bourdic, Collorgues, Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie, Moussac, Saint-Dézéry.
In the Pays du Pont du Gard Community of Communes:
Meynes, Collias, Fournès, Remoulins, Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard, Saint-Hilaire-d’Ozilhan, Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Pouzilhac, Estézargues, Valliguières, Aramon, Comps, Domazan, Montfrin, Théziers.
The prefecture recommends that the population limit their travel and never enter a submerged or partially submerged roadway or a pont submersible or a ford if it is closed or begins to be submerged.
