Hérault firefighters provide reinforcement in Gard to help search for missing people

Des sapeurs-pompiers héraultais sont en renfort dans le Gard depuis ce dimanche 10 mars. – SDIS 34

Un groupe de sauveteurs aquatiques et une cellule drone ont été engagés par le Service départemental d'incendie et de secours de l'Hérault.

Hérault firefighters went to reinforce the Gard, this Sunday March 10, following the floods which hit the department last night, and while six people are still missing.&amp ;nbsp;

White water response specialists

The Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis 34) has hired a group of aquatic rescuers specializing in white water interventions, as well as the drone cell, in order to support the research.

Recall that two women of Belgian nationality remain untraceable in Goudargues, after being taken away in their vehicle. In Gagnières, a man is currently wanted after trying to cross a submersible bridge on the evening of Saturday March 9. His car has already been found.

A father and his two children swept away by the Gardon

Finally, in Dions, it was a father and his children aged 4 and 13 who were swept away by the Gardon in flood, again at the level of a submersible bridge. The fourth passenger was saved by the Gard firefighters.