The Bouches-du-Rhône department placed on orange alert due to the risk of thunderstorms, rain and floods

Météo France placed, Tuesday, June 13, from 6 p.m., the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in orange vigilance because of the risk of thunderstorms, rain and floods. “Heavy rain storms occur in the south of the country, in particular the Bouches-du-Rhône where the accumulations are becoming worrying”, details the forecaster. Météo France adds that these storms with “locally very significant accumulations of precipitation” concern the entire south of the country, with hailstorms. “It is therefore necessary to be very attentive to the risk of runoff under the strongest storms, the precise location of which unfortunately remains particularly difficult to anticipate”specifies the forecaster.