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 His Audi A3 is out of order and his license has been withdrawn.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 …
After the passage of the storm Carmen on the 1st January 2018, a new gust of wind is expected in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. 48 departments were placed on orange alert. After the visit to France of the Carmen storm on Monday 1st January 2018, New gales, from storm Eleanor are expected until the weekend. 48 departments, …
Friday morning, with heavy snow in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region have created great difficulties of movement, especially on the motorway network. With snowfall in several departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, causing many traffic problems on Friday morning, especially on highways where heavy truck traffic was prohibited in places. The flakes disrupted traffic in Isère and Savoie, on the A43 motorway between Bourgoin …
According to the barometer of employment of RegionsJob group, the recovery in employment is here and Normandy is one of the most dynamic regions in the third quarter 2017. With a 59% increase in the number of jobs compared with the previous quarter, the Normandy is placed second in the ranking of the most dynamic regions in the third …
ROAD ACCIDENT: Two accidents between Romans-sur-Isère and Valence (Drôme), five hours apart, killed four people and wounded six in the night from Friday to Saturday. Terrible night on the Drôme roads. As in little more than five hours, four men from 28 to 54 were killed in two accidents that occurred on the highway between Romans-sur-Isère and Valencia, reports France Bleu. Nuit …