France’s national meteorological service, Météo-France, has issued a severe weather warning for 11 departments in central and southern areas of the country.

According to Le Monde, the alert covers southern Auvergne, Languedoc and western parts of Paca and the Rhône-Alpes, and will stay in place until 7am on Wednesday.

At the moment, the departments on alert are the Ardèche, Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, Gard, Isère, Hérault, Loire, Lozère, Rhône and Vaucluse.

Météo-France expects up to 25cm of rain to fall today, with 10cm anticipated in the Ardèche and around Montpellier, Nîmes and St Etienne. Lyon is set to experience its heaviest rainfall for 10 years.

Le Monde say that school bus services in the Gard department have been cancelled, while many schools are likely to remain closed until the worst of the weather has passed.

Britons currently enjoying a French holiday should take extra care if they plan to use the roads today, as driving conditions are likely to be hazardous. Small country roads in particular are best avoided, as there is a high risk of flash flooding.

“The weather front will continue to move across the country on Tuesday, with a mixture of rain and storms,” Météo-France said in a statement cited by Europe 1.

“Rain will be particularly heavy in the South East and over departments where severe weather warnings have been issued,” the Météo-France statement continued.   

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