The weather in France will see a return of Thunderstorms

Weather: Return of Thunderstorms and Falling Temperatures, the Forecast for the Week

This Monday 26th June, temperatures sometimes dropped by 10°C compared to Sunday, before the return (again!) of thunderstorms, from the middle of the week. Weather forecast. It was 29°C in Dinard (Ille-et-Vilaine) at midday on Sunday 25th June 2023. It was around 18°C ​​at the same time on Monday 26th June. It was 33°C in […]

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41 departments on Orange alert for thunderstorms

Bad Weather: Violent Thunderstorms Hit the Great Ouest, Floods and Tornado in Normandy

WEATHER REPORT: Roads cut, floods, damage, power cuts… Some French people have had to deal with the consequences of storms The violent storms which hit the west and the centre of France on Sunday afternoon particularly affected Seine-Maritime, notably causing floods and a “tornadic episode”, we learned from concordant sources. According to the Seine-Maritime prefecture, firefighters […]

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Why is it going to be so cold this week in the northern half of France?

Why is it Going to be so Cold this Week in the Northern Half of France?

COLD WEATHER: In the north of France, the temperatures will feel like it has dropped to – 15 degrees This week, it will be very (very) cold in half of northern France. Extremely low temperatures from central Europe combined with an Atlantic depression await us. A wave, however, more local than national, and which should […]

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Storm Bella is preparing to sweep over France

Storm Bella: Up to 18,000 Homes Without Electricity in Brittany, Normandy and Nord-Pas-de-Calais

STORM: 6,600 in Brittany, 6,000 in Normandy. And 6,000 others in Nord-Pas-de-Calais where power has since been restored after damage from storm Bella A little more than 12,000 homes were deprived of electricity on Sunday morning in Brittany and Normandy and up to 6,000 were in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais, following the passage of storm Bella, […]

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Storm Bella hit Porthcawl, Britain December 26, 2020

Weather: Storm Bella Brings Heavy Snow, Rain and Strong Winds to Northern France

STORM: Meteo France has placed Finistère and Manche in orange alert for “violent winds” caused by Storm Bella Be careful, the snow will fall hard in the north of France on Sunday and Monday. Blame it on the Bella storm which hit France from Saturday evening. The departments of Finistère and Manche have been placed on orange vigilance “violent winds”, with […]

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Coronavirus in Le Havre: 11% of the population tested at a cost of 800,000 euros

Coronavirus in Le Havre: 11% of the Population Tested at a Cost of 800,000 Euros

EPIDEMIC: Of the 30,780 coronavirus tests carried out in Le Havre, 350 were positive Nearly 31,000 tests were carried out between December 14 and 19 in Le Havre, or 11% of the population of the agglomeration. These tests were carried out during the “massive” Covid-19 screening operation, which cost 800,000 euros, the Normandy Regional Health Agency said on Tuesday. Out of the 30,780 tests […]

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The firefighters intervened for a truck which lost its load in Belbeuf near Rouen, Friday, 6th November 2020

A Truck Loses 500 kg of Industrial Waste While Avoiding an Accident, Near Rouen

A truck left the road to avoid a car, Friday, 6th November 2020, in Belbeuf near Rouen (Seine-Maritime). He lost 500 kilos of his load. A truck braked urgently and thus lost control on the road from Paris to Belbeuf near Rouen (Seine-Maritime), Friday 6th November 2020. 500 kg of mud, from industrial waste, spilt on the road. There were no […]

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Despite the confinement, the Gifi stores in Seine-Maritime are still open.

Action, Babou, Gifi … In Full Confinement, Why These Stores are Open in Seine-Maritime

To the astonishment of consumers, the Gifi, Babou and Foir’Fouille stores are open in Seine-Maritime in this second confinement. Is it legal? We take stock. It is a total blur. Since Friday, October 30, 2020, the date of the second confinement, stores that are colloquially called “discount stores”  such as Gifi, Babou, Action, Foir’Fouille etc. are open, to the amazement of consumers. Those installed in […]

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The bars and restaurants in downtown Caen (Calvados) will have to close at 11 p.m. on Thursday evening.

Covid-19 in Caen: Closing of Bars… The Prefect Toughens the Measures

The prefect of Calvados and the mayor of Caen announced this Wednesday 23rd September 2020: the bars will close their doors at 11 p.m. on Thursday evening. Since Saturday 19th September 2020, Calvados has been in the red zone with regard to the active circulation of the coronavirus Covid-19 virus. The mayor of Caen and the prefect of Calvados announced new […]

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40% of respondents say they are against wearing a mask outdoors in Évreux (Eure)

Covid-19 Survey. Évreux Divided on the Wearing of a Mask Outdoors

40% of those polled are against wearing a mask outdoors, while several cities have already taken the decision to make it compulsory in certain crowded places. The inhabitants of Évreux (Eure) are divided. In a survey published on Tuesday 4th August 2020 on our Facebook page and entitled ”  For or against wearing a mask outdoors  “, many […]

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