An intense Mediterranean episode will hit the south-east of France, where five departments, Var, Gard, Herault, Lozere and Ardeche, were placed on orange alert storms and rain-flooding.

Thunderstorms, Rains, Floods, Strong Winds: Eleven departments of the South-East on Orange Alert

An intense Mediterranean episode continues in the south of France this Saturday 23rd November 2019. Météo France has placed 11 departments in orange alert for storms and rain-flooding and strong winds, anticipating an intense Mediterranean episode in the south of France for Saturday. In its 6 o’clock bulletin, Meteo France judged that the current episode of intense rainfall required […]

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11 departments placed on orange alert

Snow, Ice, Floods, Thunderstorms … 11 Departments of the East and South-East on Orange Alert

All the Rhone Valley and the Côte d’Azur are placed on orange alert because of a strong weather phenomenon, which starts this Thursday 14th November. The forecasts Snowfall, heavy rains, thunderstorms, strong winds and strong waves. The East and the South-East are going to be affected by a strong enough weather phenomenon as early as Thursday 14th November 2019 in […]

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The Pas-de-Calais on orange alert for possible floods

The Pas-de-Calais Placed on Orange Alert for Floods

WEATHER: Many streams are full in the area around Pas-de-Calais after heavy rains and placed on orange alert for possible floods The Pas-de-Calais was hit, in the night of Monday to Tuesday, by slight floods. “Cumulative rainfall” have notably overflowed the Liane, a river that flows into the Channel at Boulogne-sur-Mer. “Since Monday late afternoon, continuous and significant rains have watered the […]

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Thunderstorms and floods: nine departments of the South now in orange vigilance

Thunderstorms and Floods: Nine Departments of the South Now on Orange Alert

Meteo France has extended the orange alert concerning Occitanie to Provence and the Côte d’Azur. Nine departments of the South and South-East are now placed in orange alert for storms and rain-floods by Meteo France this Wednesday 23rd October 2019.  These are six departments of Occitanie : Aude, Aveyron, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales, plus the Alpes-Maritimes (on the coast), the Bouches- du Rhône , Var and Vaucluse . The departments of Aude […]

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Seven departments are on Orange Alert for Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms: Seven Departments of the West Remain on Orange Alert, this Monday Morning

This Monday 2nd July, 2018, seven departments of the West of France are still on orange alert for thunderstorms, severe rain and floods. Météo France has updated its national vigilance bulletin , this Monday, July 2, at 6 am. Seven departments in Brittany and the Pays de la Loire remain on orange alert while a rainy and stormy episode is […]

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Work has begun on the damaged bridge at Saint-Vincent-des-Landes

Work has Began on the Bridge between Saint-Vincent-des-Landes and Issé

Work began on Wednesday 27th June, 2018, on the bridge between Saint-Vincent-des-Landes (Loire-Atlantique) and Issé, which had collapsed during the floods. Wednesday 27th June, 2018, work began on the D46, between Saint-Vincent-des-Landes (Loire-Atlantique) and Issé close to Châteaubriant, at the bridge that spans the Cône . This bridge has indeed collapsed since Tuesday 12th June, 2018 , when the floods affected the entire region of Châteaubriant and its […]

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11 departments are still on Orange alert for floods and storms

Floods and Storms: 11 Departments Still on Orange Alert until Friday

This Thursday morning, Meteo France has maintained its orange alert for floods and storms in 11 departments. A lull is expected from the beginning of the afternoon. Details. Eleven departments are still placed in orange alert  by Meteo France this Thursday morning according to the last national bulletin , while major floods are still ongoing in the Northwest and South West. 🔶 11 dpts […]

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Near Le Mans, in Neuville-sur-Sarthe, gendarmes and firefighters had to evacuate 22 people. (© Illustration.)

Sarthe: 22 People Rescued by Firefighters at a Campsite near Le Mans

It is not always good to be a camper in Sarthe these days. In Neuville-sur-Sarthe, gendarmes and firemen intervened at the campsite. The Sarthe has not finished with the consequences of the storms and heavy rains of recent days. This Wednesday 13th June, 2018 still, the gendarmes had to intervene in a campsite, in Neuville-sur-Sarthe, near Le Mans. Before firefighters carry out evacuations. It was the gendarmes of the Savigné-l’Evêque brigade who […]

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Damage caused by the Floods in the Sarthe

Floods in Sarthe: The Firefighters Intervened 1,800 Times, You Have 5 Days to Declare your Damage

If the weather situation should subside, it is still possible that the Sarthe undergoes rains accompanied by thunderstorms.  The prefecture of Sarthe takes stock of the weather in Sarthe, Tuesday 12th June, 2018 , at 7pm. Even if the weather conditions should subside, rains and thunderstorms can still happen in the next few hours. In addition, new rains are expected Saturday 16th June. Heavy rains in recent days have […]

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Rivers in Normandy on Orange Alert

Floods in Normandy: The Rivers la Dives and Vie on Orange Alert

The rivers La Dives and La Vie in Normandy have been placed on orange alert for risk of floods. Tuesday 12th June, 2018, overflows have already been noted in the Pays d’Auge. Tuesday, June 12, 2018, the inhabitants of Vimoutiers (Orne) woke up with their feet in the water . Due to heavy rainfall , the La Vie River was in flood . A hundred inhabitants and a dozen […]

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