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 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 Two people were missing and hundreds of homes flooded Saturday as heavy rains hit the Cote d'Azur in southern France, disrupting air and rail transport and leading to hundreds of evacuations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191124/two-missing-as-floods-ravage-southern-france Sun, 24 Nov 2019 09:58:10 +0100 two-missing-as-floods-ravage-southern-france A French mayor who is fed up of the large amount of rainfall in his town has attempted to order the sun to shine using his powers as an elected official. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180216/french-mayor-officially-orders-rain-to-stop-falling-in-his-region Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:23:19 +0100 french-mayor-officially-orders-rain-to-stop-falling-in-his-region Thirteen départements in the north-west of France are on orange alert - which calls for residents to be "very vigilant" - on Wednesday with storms set to batter the region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160622/northwest-france-set-for-heavy-storms-on-wednesday Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:21:10 +0200 northwest-france-set-for-heavy-storms-on-wednesday There was confirmation on Monday of something those living in the French capital had suspected - this spring has been very wet, in fact the wettest in 150 years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160621/its-official-paris-has-wettest-spring-for-150-years Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:52:03 +0200 its-official-paris-has-wettest-spring-for-150-years Four people have died and 24 been injured in this week's near recording floods in France, prime minister Manuel Valls confirmed on Saturday morning, as the waters showed the first signs of receding. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160604/paris-flood-waters-of-river-seine-finally-recede-slightly Sat, 04 Jun 2016 11:52:49 +0200 paris-flood-waters-of-river-seine-finally-recede-slightly Floods continued to cause chaos in France on Thursday as authorities in Paris are getting increasingly worried by the continuous rise of the River Seine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160602/in-pictures-see-how-high-the-river-seine-has-risen-in-paris Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:32:13 +0200 in-pictures-see-how-high-the-river-seine-has-risen-in-paris April showers bring May flowers, right? Well France must be a bit confused at the moment because May has been one of the wettest months on record. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160531/paris-suffers-wettest-month-since-1873-but-brittany-remains-dry Tue, 31 May 2016 17:12:13 +0200 paris-suffers-wettest-month-since-1873-but-brittany-remains-dry Downpours and floods hit transport and roads in northern France on Tuesday with weather warnings still place in parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160531/heavy-rain-hits-france-and-theres-more-to-come Tue, 31 May 2016 10:54:55 +0200 heavy-rain-hits-france-and-theres-more-to-come Halloween and the month of November may be almost upon us, but the sun in France shows no sign of going into hibernation for the winter, with three days of sunshine on the way over Halloween. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151030/france-to-be-semi-baked-in-sun-over-halloween Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:39:19 +0100 france-to-be-semi-baked-in-sun-over-halloween France's closely-watched wine harvest should be slightly less plentiful than it was last year due to a lack of rain, official figures showed Monday, but industry professionals are nevertheless expecting a good vintage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150824/french-wine-harvest-to-drop-due-to-lack-of-rain Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:16:41 +0200 french-wine-harvest-to-drop-due-to-lack-of-rain Severe weather warnings were in place for 11 départements in France on Friday morning as strong winds and snow storms battered the south east and south west of the country. Over 27,000 homes were left without power. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150130/thousands-without-electricity-as-france-on-orange-alert Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:11:00 +0100 thousands-without-electricity-as-france-on-orange-alert At least five people were killed as storms lashed southern France between Friday and Saturday, including a mother and her two young sons after their car was swept away in severe floods. Killer storms were also reported in Italy and Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141117/black-weekend-as-storms-lash-france Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:58:00 +0100 black-weekend-as-storms-lash-france Météo France has placed the south-eastern French departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse on amber alert, the second-highest alert, for rain and floods, just one week after violent storms lashed the area. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141114/flood-alert-in-south-east-france Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:52:00 +0100 flood-alert-in-south-east-france South west France was again braced for more flooding on Monday after a weekend that aleady left parts of the region underwater(SEE VIDEO). Elsewhere in the country, a swollen river caused by a deluge carried a 10-year-old girl to her death in Brittany. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140127/flooding-in-southwest-france Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:35:00 +0100 flooding-in-southwest-france Northwestern France is bracing for gusts of up to 140 km/h on Monday, after 14 departments in Brittany and surrounding regions were placed on orange alert for winds and flooding. See if you’re affected. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131223/north-west-france-on-alert-for-winds-and-flooding Mon, 23 Dec 2013 16:02:00 +0100 north-west-france-on-alert-for-winds-and-flooding Four departments in the south west of France were hit with a flood warning on Tuesday, amid heavy rain in the region surrounding the Pyrénées mountains. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131105/orange-flood-alert-in-southwestern-france Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:36:00 +0100 orange-flood-alert-in-southwestern-france France’s culture minister announced on Friday that the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris would be transferring its reserves to a location in northern France, amid fears that flooding of the Seine river could destroy the artworks forever. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130913/louvre-treasures-to-be-shipped-off-amid-flood-risk Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:14:00 +0200 louvre-treasures-to-be-shipped-off-amid-flood-risk VIDEO: Extreme weather caused a number of incidents across France at the weekend that saw thousands left without power, houses hit by lightning and a mini tornado hit Dieppe (see video). Three departments remained on storm alert on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130729/french-weather-round-up Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:00:00 +0200 french-weather-round-up