https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The flood alert system in France has been working at a record pace as relentless rain over the past month has saturated soils, the head of the agency told AFP on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260214/french-flood-alert-system-working-at-record-pace-chief-says Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:12:19 +0100 french-flood-alert-system-working-at-record-pace-chief-says French weather forecaster Météo France placed three départements in western France on orange alert on Tuesday over the risk of floods with rivers in the area in danger of bursting their banks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260210/three-departments-on-amber-alert-in-western-france Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:14:15 +0100 three-departments-on-amber-alert-in-western-france Parts of the French riviera and Corsica were placed on Orange alert for coastal flooding on Friday with high tides and strong winds expected. Parts of Brittany and western France also remained on flood alert. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260205/parts-of-brittany-and-western-france-on-alert-for-high-risk-of-floods Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:53:12 +0100 parts-of-brittany-and-western-france-on-alert-for-high-risk-of-floods Floods are the leading natural disaster affecting France, that regularly cause deaths to members of the public. Here's the crucial advice to follow if you are caught in a flood where you live. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260205/france-floods Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:06:28 +0100 france-floods A mayor in south-west France has urged drivers not to ignore 'road closed' signs after two people were swept away trying to ford a flooded river. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251229/warning-after-motorists-die-fording-flooded-rivers-in-south-west-france Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:37:59 +0100 warning-after-motorists-die-fording-flooded-rivers-in-south-west-france Red flood warnings will remain in place in France into Saturday, with floods that have swamped large parts of western France, including the town of Redon, not yet at their peak. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250131/in-pictures-historic-flooding-strikes-western-france Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:22:17 +0100 in-pictures-historic-flooding-strikes-western-france Parts of western France remained on the highest level of weather alert on Thursday, with hundreds evacuated and forecasters warning that the town of Redon, home to 10,000 people, could soon face record-breaking flooding. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250128/latest-parts-of-western-france-remain-on-highest-alert-amid-historic-floods Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:14:30 +0100 latest-parts-of-western-france-remain-on-highest-alert-amid-historic-floods Almost 600 people were trapped in southern France on Monday after flooding damaged the bridge on the only road to a holiday village, with a local mayor saying authorities were working to evacuate them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241028/flood-strands-600-in-french-holiday-village Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:29:05 +0100 flood-strands-600-in-french-holiday-village The municipalities affected by floods in eastern France on Saturday are seeing a gradual return to normality on Sunday, although forecaster Météo-France has kept an orange alert in place for Moselle and Bas-Rhin. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240519/floodwaters-recede-in-eastern-france Sun, 19 May 2024 18:44:55 +0200 floodwaters-recede-in-eastern-france France has once again faced severe flooding, the latest in a series of weather alerts after months of heavy rain - so what's the forecast for the next few months? https://www.thelocal.fr/20240311/is-france-facing-more-floods-this-spring Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:55:33 +0100 is-france-facing-more-floods-this-spring Five people have died and three people, including two children, are missing after violent storms swept the south of the country on Saturday morning. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240310/seven-missing-after-floods-snare-cars-in-southern-france Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:43:18 +0100 seven-missing-after-floods-snare-cars-in-southern-france A homeless camp on the banks of the flooded river Seine in Paris was evacuated overnight as waters rose – but experts say the peak of the flood has now passed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240306/seine-flooding-forces-evacuation-of-homeless-camp-in-paris Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:18:59 +0100 seine-flooding-forces-evacuation-of-homeless-camp-in-paris Five departments in the north of France were still on heightened flood alert on Thursday, as forecasts predict a marked dip in temperatures across the country from the weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240104/france-braces-for-icy-snap-as-flood-alerts-remain-in-north-of-country Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:55:15 +0100 france-braces-for-icy-snap-as-flood-alerts-remain-in-north-of-country Flood warnings remain in place in 11 départements across the south-west of France and the Alps, as wet weather continues to dominate across the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231213/11-french-departements-on-flood-alert-as-wet-winter-continues Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:23:50 +0100 11-french-departements-on-flood-alert-as-wet-winter-continues Two départements in south west France are on red alert for floods, as prolonged rainfall in the region takes its toll. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211210/dozens-evacuated-after-rain-causes-river-to-burst-banks-in-southwest-france Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:09:25 +0100 dozens-evacuated-after-rain-causes-river-to-burst-banks-in-southwest-france Exactly a year after devastating storm killed 10 people the Mediterranean coast of southern France is once again being hit by torrential rain and floods. But has anything improved to avoid more disaster and death? https://www.thelocal.fr/20211004/is-the-french-riviera-better-equipped-to-avoid-more-deadly-floods Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:39:44 +0200 is-the-french-riviera-better-equipped-to-avoid-more-deadly-floods The French prime minister says that a natural disaster will be declared after floods in the south west saw dozens evacuated from their homes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210205/natural-disaster-declared-after-floods-south-west-france Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:02:13 +0100 natural-disaster-declared-after-floods-south-west-france One person was reported missing on Saturday and dozens faced evacuation from their homes after torrential rain hit southern France, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200920/one-missing-as-floods-hit-southern-france Sun, 20 Sep 2020 10:11:34 +0200 one-missing-as-floods-hit-southern-france Much of southwestern France was on weather alert Saturday and 40,000 homes without power following gale-force winds and flooding that left one person dead, another missing and five injured. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191214/power-cut-hit-60000-french-homes-after-winter-storms Sat, 14 Dec 2019 16:24:44 +0100 power-cut-hit-60000-french-homes-after-winter-storms Just a week after torrential floods claimed the lives of six people on the French Riviera, the southeastern departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes were hit again by a “dangerous meteorological phenomenon” on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191201/southeast-france-on-red-alert-again-as-dangerous-floods-and-heavy-rainfall-storm-in Sun, 01 Dec 2019 14:41:22 +0100 southeast-france-on-red-alert-again-as-dangerous-floods-and-heavy-rainfall-storm-in