Montpellier’s Stade de la Mosson has been struck by a freak flash flood, which has left the Ligue 1 club with a huge clear-up operation.
The southern French city was hit by a ferocious storm which produced half of its annual rainfall in just a matter of hours, with the 12 inches of rain forcing 4,000 locals to evacuate their homes.
However, nowhere appeared to have been hit harder than the Stade de la Mosson. Montpellier’s next game is at home against Lyon on October 19 but that fixture could be in doubt due to the state of their pitch.
The Ligue 1 club took to Twitter to show the devastation caused by the flood:
La zone vestiaire dans un triste état ..#Mosson #Inondations #Montpellier pic.twitter.com/LPdBssK0Zo
— MHSC (@MontpellierHSC) October 7, 2014
Ce qu'il reste de la salle de presse à la #Mosson.. #inondations #montpellier pic.twitter.com/2jTVkoVgeY
— MHSC (@MontpellierHSC) October 7, 2014
Scènes de désolation au Stade de La Mosson ! Rien n'a été épargné, tout est à refaire #inondations #MHSC pic.twitter.com/gmjAKaChiH
— MHSC (@MontpellierHSC) October 7, 2014
#inondations La #Mosson dévastée par plus de 3m d'eau cette nuit. État catastrophique #Montpellier pic.twitter.com/sDVbptgq0s
— MHSC (@MontpellierHSC) October 7, 2014
