While a wave of heat hits France this weekend, with peaks at 38 ° C expected, the Rhône has been placed on orange alert for heatwave. First hot episode of the summer. The department of the Rhône and more particularly the agglomeration of Lyon were placed on Friday in orange alert because of the intensity of the heat, according to …
This Sunday, Meteo France has placed 48 departments from Brittany to the Alps, not passing Aquitaine, in orange alert because of a new stormy episode. The lull will have been short-lived. Thunderstorms are back this Sunday, June 3 and Météo France has placed 48 departments in orange alert. Vigilance will be required from mid-day until the end of the …
New lots of Reblochons were recalled Thursday 31st May, and an investigation was opened after the suspicious death of a child. This one would have consumed cheese. Health authorities are investigating the suspicious death of a child to know if it was caused by reblochon suspected of being contaminated with E. coli bacteria , said Friday the health agency Public …
Abandoned for fifteen years, the former zoo Orcines, at the foot of Puy-de-Dome, should definitely disappear. The county council, which is now the owner of the site, wants to restore the two hectares. “I have the image of a zoo that was well maintained, where the animals were well treated. It was well attended in July and …
The Siberian cold wave begins to be felt Sunday afternoon. A homeless person was found dead in Valence, probably victim of the cold wave. Up to -10 ° C, felt -18 ° C: a cold came from Siberia to France on Sunday afternoon, with “cold minimum” temperatures in the East , according to Meteo France, and a first likely victim …
A young man was arrested when he was driving nearly 200 km/h on the A7 in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, with three young children on board. His Audi A3 is out of order and his license has been withdrawn. A young Ardèche 29-year-old has lost his driving license after being controlled at 198 km/h instead of 130 …
Floods continue to affect a large part of France and 15 departments are on orange alert for floods this Thursday. Meteo France has also triggered a snow-ice alert. The water was rising again on Wednesday on many rivers, including the River Seine, a phenomenon of exceptional floods by its geographical extent, the east to Paris and the Rhone …
On Tuesday afternoon, an avalanche broke out on a green track at Valmeinier, in Savoie, sweeping away a girl. She was rescued by her ski boot. The Savoie is facing a very high risk of avalanches. Tuesday 9th January , the tragedy could have been so much worse, reports the Dauphine Libere . In the afternoon, a snow slide of 20 meters wide and …
Following an “exceptional” snow, Savoie had been placed on red alert Avalanche, Monday, January 8. Vigilance was lifted, but remain cautious. The red alert for avalanches , which was the Savoie since Monday was lifted on Tuesday morning but the department is maintained in amber alert. Two other Alpine departments are also affected by avalanches: the Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-Maritimes, France Weather said in …
A volunteer firefighter was missing Thursday 4th January, 2018 at Détrier (Savoy). He was swept away while trying to rescue a family. A volunteer firefighter was missing , Thursday, January 4, 2018, after being swept away by the river’s Breda, in the town of Détrier (Savoy) . The incident occurred while the firefighter was trying with other colleagues to rescue a …