Kitty Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I'm trying to find out more information about where yesterday's flash floods were. Which French langauge online newspapers are the best to look at?http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/7833492/Deadly-flash-floods-hit-southern-France.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Cathy, you could start here? http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/var-20-morts-apres-les-pluies-torrentielles-17-06-2010-467518_23.php and Norman posted another article (Le Figaro) in this other thread:http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/2134751/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Also a little here, in English for those who want it:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10337433.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g8vkv Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 http://www.varmatin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patmobile Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 These deaths should not have happened. The heavy rainstorm was forecast in plenty of time to get people away from areas likely to flood.I even heard the weather girl on BBC Breakfast TV warn that up to 500mm of rain could fall in one day. It was obvious from that alone that flash floods and serious damage would occur.Did the French meteo give a warning?Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedon Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 My understanding, from the BBC news, is that no warning could have predicted the severity or the speed of the devastation.The BBC reported from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g8vkv Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 [quote user="Patmobile"]These deaths should not have happened. The heavy rainstorm was forecast in plenty of time to get people away from areas likely to flood.I even heard the weather girl on BBC Breakfast TV warn that up to 500mm of rain could fall in one day. It was obvious from that alone that flash floods and serious damage would occur.Did the French meteo give a warning?Patrick [/quote]PACA was on orange alert.The severity was a shock - the worst since 1827. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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