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 Storm winds blasted southwest France Sunday, whipping up giant ocean waves, uprooting trees and leaving some 140,000 people without electricity, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191103/storm-amelie-pummels-france-with-violent-winds-downpours Sun, 03 Nov 2019 15:54:38 +0100 storm-amelie-pummels-france-with-violent-winds-downpours A huge tornado ripped across southwest Luxembourg on Friday leaving at least seven people injured, authorities said, as images posted on social media showed the powerful twister whipping roofs and other debris into the air. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190810/tornado-rips-through-france-and-luxembourg Sat, 10 Aug 2019 18:06:29 +0200 tornado-rips-through-france-and-luxembourg Farmers in southeast France have been left counting the costs from lost harvests after fierce storms battered the region with hail the size of ping-pong balls, decimating orchards and vineyards just as the summer season was kicking into high gear. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190617/france-to-declare-national-emergency-after-storms-batter-country Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:05:18 +0200 france-to-declare-national-emergency-after-storms-batter-country Thousands of people from all over France came to pay tribute to the three ocean rescuers who were killed in a storm off the coast of Les Sables-d'Olonne last week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190610/in-pictures-france-pays-tribute-to-ocean-rescuers-killed-in-storm Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:04:01 +0200 in-pictures-france-pays-tribute-to-ocean-rescuers-killed-in-storm Storm Miguel hit the western part of France on Friday, bringing winds of up to 100 km/h and heavy rain. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190607/in-pictures-storm-miguel-batters-western-france Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:28:20 +0200 in-pictures-storm-miguel-batters-western-france UPDATED: Storm Eleanor lashed France with winds of up to 147km/h on Wednesday morning that brought down trees, left 200,000 homes without power, caused flight delays at Charles de Gaulle airport and caused the death of a skier in the Alps. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180103/storm-eleanor-wreaks-havoc-across-france Wed, 03 Jan 2018 16:33:10 +0100 storm-eleanor-wreaks-havoc-across-france The French weather service has placed most of north and eastern France on alert for wild weather as Storm Eleanor looks set to lash the country with winds of up to 120km/h. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180102/paris-and-northern-france-braced-for-storm-eleanor Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:01:29 +0100 paris-and-northern-france-braced-for-storm-eleanor Wild weather has struck southern France, with residents warned of flooding risks. Schools in the Herault department remain closed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161013/schools-closed-as-violent-storms-lash-southern-france Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:08:30 +0200 schools-closed-as-violent-storms-lash-southern-france 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 High winds buffeted north and western France on Monday, leaving one woman in a coma after she was hit by an advertising hoarding in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160208/french-coast-hit-by-140kmh-gales-and-high-waves Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:51:16 +0100 french-coast-hit-by-140kmh-gales-and-high-waves Some 15,000 teenaged scouts from all over Europe had to be evacuated from a camp in France in the early hours of Saturday after a violent storm hit the area. More than a dozen were injured. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150718/scouts-evacuated-as-storm-hits-french-camp Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:12:38 +0200 scouts-evacuated-as-storm-hits-french-camp People in France's south west are bracing for some wild and woolly weather on Thursday with violent winds and serious rainfall forecast to hit the region mid-afternoon. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150611/violent-storms-to-batter-south-west-france Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:25:00 +0200 violent-storms-to-batter-south-west-france 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 French meteorologists have issued a red alert - the maximum warning - to residents in southern France due to heavy storms and the threat of flash flooding. Four people were killed in raging flood waters in the same area two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140929/maximum-storm-alert-in-southern-france Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:51:00 +0200 maximum-storm-alert-in-southern-france Nineteen departments in south-western France were under an orange alert on Friday--the second highest warning level--due to a set of nasty storms carrying heavy rain, hail and packing high winds. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140725/violent-storms-to-drench-southwestern-france Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:47:00 +0200 violent-storms-to-drench-southwestern-france Storm warnings were in place for much of western France on Friday, with heavy rain, hail and high winds expected to hit the region by the end of the day. The extreme weather will bring an abrupt end to France's brief but sweltering heatwave. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140718/violent-storm-to-bring-end-to-frances-heat-wave Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:34:00 +0200 violent-storm-to-bring-end-to-frances-heat-wave Villages in Normandy, northern France were hit by freak hailstorms on Thursday night that left some houses partially buried in hail stones. Several families were forced to leave their homes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140425/normandy-france-weather-hit-by-freak-violent-hailstorms Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:20:07 +0200 normandy-france-weather-hit-by-freak-violent-hailstorms Nearly 100,000 households were without power in western France on Friday as a storm slammed into Brittany packing winds of up to 140 kilometres (90 miles) per hour. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140215/storm-leaves-100000-homes-without-power Sat, 15 Feb 2014 09:57:00 +0100 storm-leaves-100000-homes-without-power The storms that have lashed the French coast this year have caused widespread damage, but they have also created some stunning sights, that have been captured by a film crew behind a new movie. Watch an extract here. WARNING: You may never want to get in a boat again. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140213/video-stroms-france-sea-atlantic-ocean-finistere-brittany Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:07:00 +0100 video-stroms-france-sea-atlantic-ocean-finistere-brittany The nasty weather that pounded France's coast for days exacted a tragic and hefty toll on marine wildlife. About 5,000 birds have washed ashore dead after heavy winds exhausted them and kept them from feeding, authorities said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140210/storms-kill-thousands-of-birds-on-french-coast Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:47:00 +0100 storms-kill-thousands-of-birds-on-french-coast