WEATHER: The expected Storm episode forecast for the Charente region seems to have passed, although we are left with showers almost continually this Friday … The storm episode forecast on Thursday by Météo France seems to have passed the Charente region, leaving the region relatively unscathed this Friday. What we are left with though are some […]
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WEATHER: Météo France announces that the winds could be strong on the Charente coast from Friday afternoon until Monday morning. The gusts could be locally very violent, reaching or sometimes exceeding 150 km/h on the Charente coast. The peak of the storm should be reached Saturday afternoon with peak winds to 120km/h from the west […]
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WEATHER: Meteo France placed 49 departments on a yellow alert (level 2 on a scale of 4) the strong wind which Charente-Maritime where gusts of over 110km/h are expected on Saturday night. The wind blows hard on Thursday afternoon on a large northern part of France. Meteo France has placed 49 yellow alert and in […]
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WEATHER: La Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, Charente-Maritime, Charente, Gironde, Dordogne, the Lot-et-Garonne, Les Landes, Gers, the Pyrenees Atlantiques and the Hautes-Pyrénées are concerned … Violent gusts and thunderstorms are expected. Eleven departments of the Southwest of France were placed in orange alert this Tuesday for violent storms, has indicated Météo-France. The departments concerned are: Vienna, Deux-Sèvres, Charente-Maritime, […]
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EARTHQUAKE: The earth shook again Tuesday morning, near Saintes. A smaller shock than the April 28th … A brief but impressive jolt. The earth shook again Tuesday morning, in Charente-Maritime. The quake was felt around 6.50am near Saintes, and its effects were extended until Charente, says Sud Ouest. Nouveau séisme en Charente-Maritime, vos témoignages : […]
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EARTHQUAKE: Some residents were awakened by the tremors that occurred around 8:45 Thursday morning.The epicenter is located between La Rochelle and Rochefort …. An earthquake shook western France on Thursday morning. 8 to 45 pm, tremors were felt in Charente-Maritime, between La Rochelle and Rochefort, and even until Vendée further north. The land would also have […]
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Dordogne, Landes, Charente and Charente-Maritime are also involved … We have not quite finished yet with the bad weather and flooding. This Monday, Meteo France indicated that the departments of Charente (16) Charente Maritime (17), Dordogne (24) Gironde (33) and Landes (40) are placed in “Orange” Flood Alert. Clearly, this means that major flooding is possible […]
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Vigilance was extended to the Côtes d’Armor, in Ille-et-Vilaine and Indre on Saturday morning … Twelve departments of the Atlantic coast, are now on orange alert with vigilance for wind or wave-submersion for the day on Saturday, announced Meteo France in its bulletin 6am. This vigilance, already linked the departments of Vendée, Loire-Atlantique, Morbihan, Brittany, […]
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Six teenagers were killed in a crash between a school bus and a truck on Thursday morning in Rochefort in Charente-Maritime. Three people were injured. Six teenagers were killed in a crash between a school bus and a truck on Thursday morning at 7:15 am in the centre of Rochefort (Charente-Maritime), at Louis Bachelard street. […]
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Farmers demonstrate on Monday at Saintes, blocking the roundabouts of the city. They ask to meet with MPs and senators to find a solution to the agricultural crisis … The mobilization of farmers protesting against the purchase price of their products by supermarkets continues. On Monday, blocking the city of Saintes, in Charente-Maritime, it is organized […]
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