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Severe Weather and Flooding in Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées Since Tuesday, June 18, heavy rainfall, combined with snowmelt in the Pyrenees, has caused widespread flooding in the Hautes-Pyrénées (Saint-Lary and Luz-Saint-Sauveur valleys) and Haute-Garonne (Saint-Béat and Luchon valleys). Several hundred people (residents and tourists) had to be evacuated, several major roads were cut off, schools were closed, and villages were left without running water and electricity.In the context of flooding, various health effects resulting from direct exposure (contact with water) and indirect exposure (related to material consequences) can be expected in the short, medium, and long term. As part of its scientific expertise, the Institute for Health Surveillance and its regional units (Cire) are capable of launching an initial emergency epidemiological response as well as an assessment of the medium- and long-term health effects. This epidemiological response relies on existing surveillance systems, particularly the surveillance network built around emergency services participating in the Oscour® (Sursaud®) network.