Orange vigilance extended to seven departments in the South-West, a high risk of avalanches in the Pyrenees

Heavy precipitation is expected in several French departments on Thursday, December 9, and particularly in the South-West, where Météo France has placed seven departments on orange vigilance. The Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the Hautes-Pyrénées are on alert for the risk of rain and flooding. The Gers, the Landes and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques are on orange alert because of the floods. Finally, the Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Ariège, Andorra and the Pyrénées-Orientales are affected by the risk of avalanches.

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“The avalanche risk level is high (risk 4) on all the massifs (except the Cerdagne-Canigou massif at the eastern end of the Pyrenees, less affected by precipitation, which is at risk 3). will become very strong (risk 5) on most massifs at the end of Thursday afternoon, except Aure-Louron and Cerdagne-Canigou “, notes the Météo France bulletin.