Météo France placed, Monday, February 1, 25 departments in orange vigilance and floods.7 are located in Occitania: Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Aveyron and Tarn, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m.Here are in pictures the first consequences for these departments.Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Aveyron and Tarn are placed on orange alert by Météo France this Monday.Due to the rise in rivers, the alert is extended until Tuesday February 2 at 4 p.m. in all departments.The #Lot department, placed, this 1-2 for the day, in #AlerteMétéo #VigilanceOrange at the risk of #Floods.Vigilance concerning more particularly the #Célé rivers and part of the #Dordogne More info here --> https://t.co/Lf0w7CteUu @Prefet46 #Météo46 #VigilanceOrange pic.twitter.com/6JTPYXz3AxThe rainy episode requires particular vigilance because the soils are most often wet or even saturated.In most departments, rainfall did not stop overnight, which reinforces this phenomenon.Aveyron is particularly affected.The rivers continue to swell causing major disruptions throughout the department.In the early evening, the machinery of the municipal swimming pool of Villefranche-de-Rouergue under 40 centimeters of water, the firefighters evacuating what they can.Earlier in the day, in Aubin (12), the roadway under the railway line collapsed, interrupting train traffic.Traffic on the Rd 840 departmental road was interrupted between Rodez and Figeac, due to the flooding of the Lot.Several axes are cut off to traffic in the areas of Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Saint Hipollyte, Soulages, Decazeville, Capdenac, Monteils, Privezac, Anglars, Le Truel, Laissac and Séverac l'Eglise.The Viaur also sees its level rise dangerously to the point where the Lac de Pont de Salars dam (12) is overflowing as shown in this photo:In Villefranche-de-Rouergue, the quay district along the Aveyron, on the left bank side, was evacuated.A dozen people have taken refuge with friends.A resident has been relocated to the hotel.The level of the river should reach 2.70 meters during the night.The lower town of Mauvezin (Gers) is thus flooded for the second time in a month (3.17 m on February 1, 2021; 3.24 m on December 29, 2020) as shown in these images by Marie Martin from France 3 Occitanie.A dozen residents have been relocated to lodges in the village.The Tarn department is not spared.Placed on orange flood alert on the Agout-Thoré sections, the level of the rivers continues to rise.VIDEO.The Tarn is placed on orange #flood alert with a risk of significant flooding on the Agout-Thoré sections.River levels keep rising.Images @MarieLouRobert @LocaleTarn pic.twitter.com/BzbmHiHd6UIn the early evening, relief operations are currently focused on Cérou.Like here in the village of Monestiés (Tarn) (first photo) and in Carmaux (Tarn).At 7:00 p.m., the Tarn firefighters carried out several rescue operations in connection with the bad weather.The rapid action of the rescue services enabled the rescue: of a man trapped in his car in Saint Marcel-Campes, of a man and an animal also trapped in a car in Carmaux, of a woman and her daughter, trapped in their car in Cordes.Finally, four people were brought to safety following the flooding of their common residence in Salles-sur-Cérou.The Cérou overflows in Carmaux in particular.33 interventions throughout the Tarn @SDIS81 14 security #tempetejustine #floods pic.twitter.com/CAPPDF7xPHMétéo France estimates that in many departments including Aveyron, the accumulations often exceed the average accumulations for the month of January by 30%.It warns because the significant accumulations of precipitation over short periods of time can, locally, cause unusual floods of streams and ditches, overflows of the sewerage networks.Power cuts may occur as well as disruptions to the rail network.#ROUTES ⚠️ Do not enter a submerged road 👉 Patrollers are currently crisscrossing the department to monitor the road network and close or report all flooded axes 💨 Stay careful, gusts of wind are still possible pic.twitter.com/ xubKMK7UJoThe rains continue and the rivers overflow causing flooding on several departmental roads.Several roads are currently closed to vehicles.These are the RD 18, RD 21, RD 48 and RD 93 in the Célé valley, the RD 255 in Lanzac, the RD 43 between Floirac and Carennac (a landslide occurred last night) and RD 67 between Cluzel and Labastide-Marnhac (a private wall collapsed on Friday January 29).In addition, the Gambetta bridge in Figeac should be closed at the start of the afternoon.Deviation via the Pont du Pin.The RD 13 (the quays) in Figeac has been closed by the City.Several small landslides occurred locally causing traffic problems.Other roads are under surveillance, such as the RD 14 in the Prudhomat crossing, or at Port de Gagnac where the Mamoul and the Cère are at the limit of an overflow.The Pyrenees are also concerned.Due to these bad weather conditions, the risk of avalanche is high as this publication from Météo Pyrénées indicates:Certain behaviors are to be avoided, reminds the public service: move away from waterways and low points, reach a high point or take shelter upstairs, do not go down into the basements, do not engage on a submerged road, even partially, avoid moving, keep informed and monitor the rising waters.