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TOPSHOT - People stand on the road by a bridge over the Trapel river that collapsed Villegailhenc in the Aude department after it was particularly badly hit by heavy rain storms which swamped parts of southwestern France, flooding rivers and cutting roads, killing at least six people. The Aude river reached flood levels not seen in over 100 years, the French agency responsible for monitoring water levels, Vigicrues, said. Firemen responded to more than 250 calls overnight, as 160 to 180 mm (6 to 7 inches) of rain fell in the fortress city of Carcassonne. Six other departments were also hit by the storms from the eastern Pyrenees to Aveyron further north. / AFP / ERIC CABANIS

Future evolution of extreme precipitation in the Mediterranean (scientific article)

Tramblay Y, Somot S (2018) Future evolution of extreme precipitation in the Mediterranean. Climatic Change, 151, 2, 289–302 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-018-2300-5 ABSTRACT Mediterranean basins can be impacted by severe floods caused by extreme rainfall, and…

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