EPIDEMIC: The index rate is higher in the Grand-Est than the national average The Grand-Est is still not spared by the Covid-19 epidemic. It is, today, the third most affected region. Its incidence rate there is higher than the national average (184), with 212 people positive for the virus per 100,000 people, as of January 13. […]
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BUSINESS: In Alsace, the German authorities ask French cross-border workers to stay at home due the growing coronavirus epidemic across Europe The Grand-Est region was declared this Wednesday “at risk” zone to the coronavirus by the Robert-Koch Institute, the German establishment responsible for the control and the fight against diseases. Consequently, the German authorities ask the […]
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A wild boar cut the road of the Gendarmerie rapid intervention vehicle during a chase with a driver who was driving at 166 km/h on a departmental road. The car is partly destroyed The balance sheet could have been much heavier, but the good reflexes of the policeman made it possible to limit the breakage. Wednesday around […]
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The brand has set up its factory in Alsace where it produces the fastest and most expensive cars in the world. Some customers pay up to 2.5 million euros. The fastest and most expensive in the world: the French car brand Bugatti remains true to its credo of extreme luxury cars, assembled by hand in his workshop in Alsace while […]
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Severe thunderstorms, hail and strong winds are expected in the late afternoon in Lorraine, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Franche-Comté on Orange Alert Meteo France has placed 11 departments of Grand-Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in orange vigilance this Wednesday 5th June, 2019 for the risk of thunderstorms expected late afternoon in the northeast of the country. In the Grand-Est, the Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, […]
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One of the reactors at the Fessenheim nuclear power station had to be shut down because of the hot weather. It is the fourth in France to suffer the consequences of the heatwave. EDF said on Saturday that it shut down one of the two reactors at the Fessenheim nuclear plant (Haut-Rhin) because of the hot weather. In […]
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American chef, author and presenter Anthony Bourdain died at the age of 61, according to his employer, CNN. He committed suicide in a hotel room in Alsace. Anthony Bourdain , an American chef who became famous worldwide thanks to his TV show ” Parts Unknown “, died in France at the age of 61, apparently after committing suicide, his employer […]
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To cope with an episode of pollution, emergency measures were taken in Alsace, Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle, Sunday, including the lowering of speed on roads The prefectures of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle decided on Saturday to put in place on Sundayemergency measures , including a reduction in speed on the roads , to cope with a pollution episode with PM10 […]
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On Wednesday morning, 23 departments are still on orange alert for floods, disrupting many cities. In Alsace, a woman drowned. The Floods on Wednesday still threaten a part of France. 23 departments are still in orange alert : the levels of some rivers like the Seine continue to rise dangerously, depriving Paris and its suburban RER C. It could reach […]
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In Alsace, the power of Eleanor storm caused major disruptions. TER traffic is stopped since this morning and the two airports in the region are disturbed. The Eleanor storm sweeps the Upper Rhine and the Lower Rhine since Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in the morning, causing major disruptions. The Alsace region, such as Lorraine, is on orange alert for strong winds, according to Meteo France. […]
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