Flooding on October 19 and 20, 2026, in the Southeast

During the night of October 20, 2026, severe weather caused flooding in the Southeast, and the gendarmerie launched a call for witnesses on October 23 following the disappearance of Michaël Amsallem in Roquebrune-sur-Argens. On October 29, 184 municipalities in the Southeast, including 32 in Gard and 62 around Salon-de-Provence, were recognized as natural disaster areas, followed by 33 municipalities in Gard and 26 in Vaucluse. At the end of October and beginning of November, SNCF maintained rail restrictions in Bouches-du-Rhône, while residents near Toulon and in Var testified to their damages and protective works. In early November, residents of Martigues and Sausset-les-Pins mobilized to restore paths and clean the bed of the Grand Vallat, before the TPM Metropolis announced on November 11 an investment of five million euros to develop the Verrilli land in Toulon into a flood expansion zone.