The Seine has burst its banks in the Seine-Maritime department. Storm Pierrick, combined with high tides, is causing high water and flooding in several towns. Among the affected towns, Bardouville and La Bouille. This stone wall could not resist the power of the current, it was carried away by the river. This Tuesday morning, all … Read more
High tides will continue until Wednesday. While exceptional coefficients are expected throughout the Channel and Atlantic coast, the authorities are increasing calls for the greatest caution. Follow the full coverage The 1 p.m. Inexorably, the water rises and begins to flood the streets. It takes more to surprise Daniel, a resident of Saint-Valery-en-Caux (Seine-Maritime), who … Read more
In the Alps, two mountain resorts, Isola 2000 and Auron, found themselves completely isolated after a landslide on the road. On site, it was time for clearing, in order to quickly allow part of the track to be cleared. Follow the full coverage The 1 p.m. 100 cubic meters of earth and rubble in the … Read more
Blocked roads, stopped motorists, serial accidents…Heavy snowfalls have had consequences on motorway traffic in the Paris region, with the temporary closure of the A12 and A13 motorways. The victims of the road recount these endless hours of waiting. Cars stopped in single file or on the shoulder, motorists shivering in the cold… Yvelines and Essonne … Read more
Snowflakes fell on the capital and elsewhere in France on the evening of January 8. Internet users did not fail to marvel at it. This episode broke out when an intense cold wave suddenly hit on the country. Whirling snowflakes in France. In Paris as in other corners of the country, snowfall was observed this … Read more
Bad weather is expected in a large part of the territory this Monday, forecasts Météo France, which places nine departments on alert. Eight departments are on orange alert for floods, three for rain-flooding. Check the map and forecasts. Heavy rain is expected in France this Monday, December 11, according to Météo-France forecasts. Accumulated precipitation could … Read more
In Vidauban (Var), local residents were surprised at the end of the night. The swirling winds caused a pine tree to fall, which knocked down a wall. Brigitte and Wilfrid were very scared. “Around 5:55 a.m., we heard an impossible wind, gusts, rain. When we got up, we found ourselves in complete darkness, we ran … Read more
The list of departments placed in orange vigilance at the heat wave will be extended from Monday, with a new department classified as alert: Charente-Maritimes. This brings to 50 the number of departments in orange vigilance. As a reminder, the territories classified on this list this Sunday, all located in the southern half of the … Read more
On the side of the Netherlands, it was scientist Kees van der Leun who shared his dismay on Twitter. The temperature record was broken in the town of De Bilt near Utrecht on January 1. “Welcome to 2023. It took less than an hour to experience the hottest January temperature on record here: 15.6⁰C (60.1F), … Read more
32 DEPARTMENTS ON ORANGE ALERT According to the 12h bulletin of Météo France, in total, 32 departments are affected by the orange supervision: – 11 in the center-east are kept at the orange level for heat wave: Jura, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Loire, Rhone, Ain, Isère, Drôme – Another 21 are on orange alert … Read more