Another 13 departments are on orange flood alert, in Météo France s mid-morning weather update
4 February 2021
By Connexion journalist
The Lot-et-Garonne department in southwest France remains on red alert for floods with the Garonne reaching its highest level in decades, while 13 other departments were on the second-highest warning in forecaster Météo France s mid-morning update, with further rain forecast for later in the day.
Overnight, the Garonne peaked at 10.2m at Marmande before slowly receding.
Floods watchdog Vigicrues warned that the river will remain high in that stretch in Lot-et-Garonne throughout Thursday, February 4, and said extreme vigilance is required along flooded areas of the riverbed.