The Rhone, the Loire and Haute-Loire were placed in orange alert Friday for strong winds by Meteo France

Weather: Up to 130 km/h winds, Orange Alert for 11 Departments

Eleven departments in the Southeast and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region were placed on Orange alert, this Friday for high winds by Meteo France, which provides gusts up to 130 km/h, locally accompanied by significant falls snow. The orange alert previously announced for wind in the Rhone, the Loire and the Haute-Loire was extended at midday to a […]

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Storm Leiv hits the Atlantic Coast with high winds and rain

Storm Leiv Hits the Atlantic Coast

As expected, the storm Leiv began to hit on Saturday morning,on the Atlantic coast and mainly focused on three departments, Charente, Charente-Maritime and Gironde which are on Red Alert for “winds”. The weather system of exceptional power could cause major damage in several places along the Atlantic coast. The warning of high winds is also […]

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Orange Alert: Strong Winds, 10 Departments on Alert 1

Orange Alert: Strong Winds, 10 Departments on Alert

Ten departments of the northwest quarter and three central-eastern France were placed in orange alert for strong winds on Sunday morning. In addition Calvados, Eure, Manche, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Maritime and Somme placed on Saturday morning orange alert, Meteo France has broadened the Sunday morning orange vigilance to three other departments: Loire, Haute-Loire and the Rhône. […]

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Banner opponents to prison in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules in the Loire

Loire: Strong Opposition to the New Saint-Bonnet Jail

JUSTICE: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules in the Loire this Saturday against a proposed prison … Good news for some, unacceptable for others. The announcement by the State for the construction of a new prison near Saint-Etienne, Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules, mobilized many opponents this Saturday, November 12th. According to France 3, several hundred demonstrators gathered from 10am […]

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43 departments in France have been placed on Orange alert due to the Heatwave

Heat Wave: Meteo France place 43 Departments on Orange Alert

WEATHER: Forty-three departments were placed in orange alert for the heatwave by Meteo France, from Thursday to Friday … Forty-three departments of the Southwest to the Northeast of the Hexagon, are placed in orange alert heatwave by Meteo France , as of Thursday, 16 hours to Friday, 16 hours. The wave of heat will continue until […]

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Saumur in the Maine-et-Loire where Grandmother and Granson die in tragic Car accident

Maine-et-Loire: A car fell into the Loire, a Grandmother and her Grandson, Die

A vehicle disappeared into the river, at Saumur (Maine-et-Loire), late Wednesday afternoon … The accident took place on Wednesday at 4 pm on a dock in the town of Saumur (Maine-et-Loire). For some reason, a car that was on the quayside fell into the water, report Ouest-France and the Courrier du Ouest.  A witness said […]

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Farmers have joined the protest against the proposed airport by blocking the Chevire Bridge

Nantes: Farmers Block the Cheviré Bridge with their Tractors

They intend to protest against evictions requests from Vinci, the company responsible for building the airport in Notre-Dame-des-Landes …  The protest against the airport project of Notre-Dame-des-Landes is officially over but Farmers have decided to play for extra time. A few dozen of them refused on Saturday to clear the Nantes bridge, requiring that the President Francois Hollande […]

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