An aftershock earthquake was felt this morning in Deux-Sevres

Earthquake in Western France: Aftershock of Magnitude 5 in Deux-Sèvres this Morning

EARTHQUAKE: This aftershock follows the “very strong” earthquake which frightened the population of a large part of the west of the country on Friday evening, without causing major damage according to the authorities The Earth shook. A second time. In France. A magnitude 5 aftershock was felt in the early hours of Saturday in Deux-Sèvres, after a first tremor on Friday […]

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An earthquake shook western France on Friday June 16, 2023 around 6:30 p.m

Earthquake in Western France: Strong Tremor with a Magnitude between 5.3 and 5.8, Material Damage Recorded

The earthquake, with an epicentre halfway between La Rochelle and Niort, was felt from Bordeaux to Saint-Malo It was 6:38 p.m. when the building began to shake. A slight ripple cast a silence in our little editorial office. In the heat and humidity of a Friday evening, the earth shook in Rennes. The Breton capital is not […]

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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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Storms and floods, seven departments in Western France on Orange Alert

Storms, Floods: Seven Departments of the West on Orange Alert

Seven departments of the West are in orange alert this Monday morning, either for storms or for floods. Six departments of western France were placed this Monday morning in orange vigilance for storms , said Météo France in its latest bulletin. The six departments concerned are Côtes-d’Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine, Mayenne, Morbihan, Orne and Sarthe. In addition, vigilance orange alert […]

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Thunderstorms hit the western part of the country this Sunday, June 3rd

Thunderstorms in the West: Expected Local Floods, Wind Gusts of 103 km/h

This Sunday, 48 departments were placed on orange alert due to a new episode of thunderstorms. Heavy rains accompanied by violent gusts hit the west. New and umpteenth stormy episode, this Sunday. While 48 western departments are placed on orange alert ,thunderstorms penetrated western France in the middle of the afternoon, from southern Brittany to the Basque Country. Local floods […]

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Four departments in the West of France on Orange Alert for Thunderstorms and Hail

Thunderstorms and Hail: Four Departments of the West in Orange Alert

Four departments of the West are placed Monday in orange vigil for violent storms with a risk of hail. Thunderstorms that could reach the north of the country during the day. Four departments of the West are placed Monday in orange alert for violent storms with a risk of hail , according to Meteo France, which provides for a […]

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Thunderstorms in the west, damages vineyards

Thunderstorms in the West: Big Damage in the Vineyards

The violent storms of hail which fell on Saturday in the West caused big damages in the vineyards of Bordeaux and Charente. The violent storms of hail which fell on Saturday 26th May, 2018 on the western side of the country aroused many interventions of the firemen and caused big damages in the vineyards of Bordeaux and Charente . For […]

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Ice on the Western roads of France and the Cotes d'Armor

Ice: Accidents on the Western Routes, Especially in the Cotes d’Armor

Prudence this Thursday morning on the roads of some departments of the west, where the roads are slippery Prudence this Thursday morning on the roads of some departments of the west, where the roads are slippery. Firefighters counted six accidents in the Cotes d’Armor, but no serious injuries. In the Maine-et-Loire, property accidents have also occurred. The road […]

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Meteo France of exterme weather front crossing Western France, placing it on Orange alert

Weather: Twenty-Two Departments of Western France on Orange Alert for Thunderstorms

WEATHER: The West of France will be crossed by violent storms and winds on Sunday afternoon, and placed on Orange Alert … Too bad, for a long weekend, the weather is not looking good. Anyway in 22 departments of the Southwest in Languedoc, which were placed in amber alert for severe storms, said Sunday Météo-France. Here […]

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