Flash flood closes Lourdes shrine for second time in eight months
Jun 18, 2013 at 2:47 pm
200 people evacuated from area
TOULOUSE, France — Flash flooding created by heavy rains forced officials to close the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes June 18.
Authorities evacuated about 200 people, most of them from campgrounds near the shrine, after water levels rose quickly following heavy rain and unseasonal snowfall in the area a day earlier.
