A violent storm accompanied by torrential rains, hit the Lot-et-Garonne, causing significant flooding in Agen, in particular.
The department, which was placed on orange vigilance by Météo France, suffered particularly heavy rainfall. According to La Chaîne Météo, Agen even experienced a record of rain. “This Wednesday evening between 7:00 pm and 9:50 pm, in less than 3 hours, it has just fallen the equivalent of 18% of the annual rainfall,” she notes as well.
DAILY SPRAY RAIN RECORD with 128 mm of rain on #Agen (47)! That is to say that this Wednesday evening between 7 p.m. and 9.50 p.m., in less than 3 hours, the equivalent of 18% of the annual rainfall has just fallen!
– The Weather Channel (@lachainemeteo) September 8, 2021
As a result of these rains, the city was flooded in many places.
Images published on social networks bear witness to the violence of the phenomenon, showing streets under water and cars partly submerged.
Flooding rue des charretiers, almost 1.5 meters of water in the street #thunderstorms #agen pic.twitter.com/DFTlHS93nT
– Yannick Boyer-Chenou (@Boy_yan_) September 8, 2021
#Agen under water. Terrible flooding in part of the city center #floods pic.twitter.com/C3stLyvdr1
– Patrick Anselmetti (@P_Anselmetti) September 8, 2021
#agen #flood the water is coming at an incredible speed pic.twitter.com/lVGsL6Ylxq
– Mélanie Kieffer (@ TheStellina69) September 8, 2021
According to our information, the roof of a hypermarket in Boé, a neighboring town, partially collapsed under the weight of the water.
On Twitter, the municipality of Agen specifies that the firefighters are hard at work to secure the population. “The Town Hall is mobilized to relocate the disaster victims”, she also adds.
The city of Agen experienced a rainy episode of exceptional intensity with more than 2 meters of water in some streets. The firefighters proceed to safety measures. The Town Hall is mobilized to relocate the affected people.
– City of Agen (@villeagen) September 8, 2021