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 French are dangerously unprepared for the natural disasters that most of the country is exposed to, experts and surveys say. As it’s only a matter of time before France sees a repeat of deadly flooding, storms and forest fires, we look at where the dangers lie. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160428/french-unprepared-for-natural-disasters Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:15:47 +0200 french-unprepared-for-natural-disasters An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Brittany on Wednesday night with a second tremor recorded early on Thursday morning. It’s the second quake to hit the north-western French region in the past month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131212/brittany-shaken-by-earthquake-france Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:38:00 +0100 brittany-shaken-by-earthquake-france