RAIN: The weather orange alert runs from north to the Alps and the South West … Twenty-nine departments are orange alert this Monday for rain, floods and avalanches, due to a disturbance stretching North to the Alps and the South West, said Meteo France. The Doubs (26) Jura (39) were placed on red alert for […]
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18 departments were placed this Saturday 20th January by Meteo France on orange alert for strong winds, floods or snow-ice. While today Saturday 20th January, 2018 looks pretty gloomy, with rain almost everywhere in France, Meteo France placed 18 departments on orange alert, either for strong winds, floods or snow-ice . #MétéoDuWE Temps maussade avec #nuages, #pluies, #vents parfois violents […]
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On Tuesday afternoon, an avalanche broke out on a green track at Valmeinier, in Savoie, sweeping away a girl. She was rescued by her ski boot. The Savoie is facing a very high risk of avalanches. Tuesday 9th January , the tragedy could have been so much worse, reports the Dauphine Libere . In the afternoon, a snow slide of 20 meters wide and […]
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Following an “exceptional” snow, Savoie had been placed on red alert Avalanche, Monday, January 8. Vigilance was lifted, but remain cautious. The red alert for avalanches , which was the Savoie since Monday was lifted on Tuesday morning but the department is maintained in amber alert. Two other Alpine departments are also affected by avalanches: the Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-Maritimes, France Weather said in […]
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Thursday, January 4, 2018, a farmer was found dead in a snow slide near his Alpine chalet in Savoie. The balance of the Eleanor storm is three dead. The toll rises following the passage of the Eleanor storm . After the death of a skier of 21 years on Wednesday, killed by a falling tree on a track of the station Morillon […]
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Friday morning, with heavy snow in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region have created great difficulties of movement, especially on the motorway network. With snowfall in several departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, causing many traffic problems on Friday morning, especially on highways where heavy truck traffic was prohibited in places. The flakes disrupted traffic in Isère and Savoie, on the A43 motorway between Bourgoin […]
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Snowfall that has fell recently has already enabled many ski resorts to open part of their ski area … The falling snow that recently fell in massive quantities have already enabled several stations to open part of their ski area, just days before the official start of a season that professionals expect fruitful. November 11, Porte-Puymorens (Pyrénées-Orientales) was the […]
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ACCIDENT: The search began on Friday and continued with ground and air resources … A two-seater light aircraft disappeared on Friday night between the Savoie and Haute-Savoie. The Sater plane (air-land rescue) was immediately triggered, indicated the Haute-Savoie prefecture. The precise location of the accident is unknown “The last location of the plane is the in southern Haute-Savoie […]
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HEALTH: Isere, Savoie and Haute-Savoie are most affected … The region is one of five regional departments affected by the disease. According to the bulletin weekly Riverkeeper Network, published Wednesday, Rhône-Alpes is currently experiencing an outbreak of chickenpox, described as “moderate” by the observatory GPs. The unevenly affected departments This childhood disease , which results in the appearance […]
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Winds for Eastern Pyrenees, Aude and Andorra, avalanches for Savoie and Alpes-Maritimes: Meteo France issue orange alert warnings to four departments. The department of Pyrenees-Orientales and Aude as well as Andorra were placed in orange alert on Sunday with winds of expected gusts of 110 km/h to 160 km/h from 3am Monday, has announced Météo France. The […]
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