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 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday arrived in Mayotte to assess the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago, as rescuers raced to search for survivors and supply desperately needed aid. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241219/frances-macron-arrives-in-cyclone-hit-mayotte-to-assess-devastation Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:05:14 +0100 frances-macron-arrives-in-cyclone-hit-mayotte-to-assess-devastation France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he would soon visit Mayotte in the aftermath of a cyclone that ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, with hundreds feared dead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241217/macron-to-visit-frances-cyclone-battered-mayotte Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:55:08 +0100 macron-to-visit-frances-cyclone-battered-mayotte Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left at least seven people dead, local authorities said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240630/two-dead-one-missing-after-swiss-landslide Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:14:56 +0200 two-dead-one-missing-after-swiss-landslide Pas-de-Calais has been placed on red weather alert again as it braces for further flooding, while seven other French départements are on orange warnings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240103/storm-henk-brings-new-weather-warnings-for-flood-hit-northern-france Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:45:05 +0100 storm-henk-brings-new-weather-warnings-for-flood-hit-northern-france 11 French Departments, mostly in the West of the country, have been issued 'orange alerts' as a new storm is expected to arrive on Saturday evening. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231104/concern-as-storm-domingos-set-to-hit-france-on-saturday-evening Sat, 04 Nov 2023 12:02:31 +0100 concern-as-storm-domingos-set-to-hit-france-on-saturday-evening The south of France is on a heightened weather alert for storms and flash-floods on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220902/south-of-france-on-high-alert-for-early-autumn-storms Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:54:07 +0200 south-of-france-on-high-alert-for-early-autumn-storms Winds of up to 140 km/h are forecast when storms Dudley and Eunice hit northern France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220216/storms-dudley-and-eunice-set-to-bring-140-km-h-winds-to-northern-france Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:56:20 +0100 storms-dudley-and-eunice-set-to-bring-140-km-h-winds-to-northern-france Three départements in northern France were on alert for violent storms on Friday after Paris and other parts of the country were hit by downpours and the Eiffel Tower was struck by lightning (see pic). https://www.thelocal.fr/20210604/northern-france-on-alert-for-violent-storms-after-deluge-hits-paris Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:47:02 +0200 northern-france-on-alert-for-violent-storms-after-deluge-hits-paris French rescue services stepped up their search efforts on Sunday after floods cut off several villages in the mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing one person. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201003/in-pictures-residents-along-french-riviera-urged-to-stay-home-as-torrential-rain-wreaks-havoc Sat, 03 Oct 2020 11:11:24 +0200 in-pictures-residents-along-french-riviera-urged-to-stay-home-as-torrential-rain-wreaks-havoc 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 It might be the middle of October with Halloween approaching but summer will make a dramatic and perhaps welcome return this weekend as temperatures rise to 10C above the seasonal norm. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191011/how-summer-will-make-a-return-to-france-this-weekend Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:43:59 +0200 how-summer-will-make-a-return-to-france-this-weekend More weather warnings for violent storms are in place in north-eastern France after storms lashed the French capital on Tuesday evening. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190605/weather-warning-northern-france-and-paris-set-to-be-hit-by-violent-storms Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:53:13 +0200 weather-warning-northern-france-and-paris-set-to-be-hit-by-violent-storms A British couple suffered burns from being struck by lightning during a violent storm in the south of France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180717/british-couple-struck-by-lightning-after-sheltering-under-tree-during-storm-in-france Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:17:33 +0200 british-couple-struck-by-lightning-after-sheltering-under-tree-during-storm-in-france France has been lashed by violent storms for the past few weeks and 28 more departments were on alert on Tuesday. Forecasters say the lightning, thunder, hail and downpours are set to last a while longer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180605/when-will-france-see-the-end-of-the-violent-storms Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:27:00 +0200 when-will-france-see-the-end-of-the-violent-storms Getting hit by lightning might seem like a one in a million chance, but unfortunately the freak phenomenon causes 10 to 20 deaths each year in France. Here's some advice on how to avoid lightning strikes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180530/how-to-avoid-being-struck-by-lightning Wed, 30 May 2018 11:56:39 +0200 how-to-avoid-being-struck-by-lightning Eight teenagers were injured by lightning during a thunderstorm in central-western France on Monday with one going into cardiac arrest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170808/eight-teenagers-struck-by-lightning-in-southern-france Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:48:26 +0200 eight-teenagers-struck-by-lightning-in-southern-france Large stretches of France are set to be hit by violent storms on Monday with 14 departments from the south west to the north east placed on alert. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170731/violent-summer-storms-to-hit-france Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:10:50 +0200 violent-summer-storms-to-hit-france Large parts of central and southern France have been placed on alert with violent storms set to batter swathes of the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170719/violent-storms-set-to-lash-central-and-southern-france Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:34:08 +0200 violent-storms-set-to-lash-central-and-southern-france Violent storms lashed Brittany on Tuesday and were on their way to Normandy, while parts of the south west, including the Dordogne are also set for extreme weather. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170718/violent-storms-lash-brittany-as-north-west-placed-on-alert Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:31:00 +0200 violent-storms-lash-brittany-as-north-west-placed-on-alert UPDATED: After last week's scorching temperatures, 17 departments in the south west of France have now been placed on alert for violent storms on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170627/violent-storms-to-hit-13-departments-in-south-west-france Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:45:24 +0200 violent-storms-to-hit-13-departments-in-south-west-france