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Overview

Green flood alert in France Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00 +0000
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis

See also experimental flood monitoring system for France

Analysis: March 2, 2010: "L?AIGUILLON-SUR-MER, France: Rescuers in boats and helicopters scrambled on Monday to find the missing in homes flooded by a storm that killed at least 48 people on France?s Atlantic coast.France?s west coast was pummeled by the storm dubb...

The flood started on 2/28/2010 and ended on 3/2/2010, with a duration of 3 days. This flood has severity class 2 (i.e. this is an extreme event with an estimated recurrence interval greater than 100 years).

The main cause is Storm Surge and Heavy Rain.

The alert score is based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.

• alert score: 1
• magnitude: 5.3
• duration: 3
• severity: 2
• affected region: 30830 km²

Impact

Reports indicate that 48 person(s) have been killed and 500 have been displaced. No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 30830 km².

Location

For the following locations damage has been reported: West Atlantic Coast, Vendee and Charente regions of western France

The approximate geographic location of this flood is 46.77 latitude and -1.53 longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.

Rivers in flood:

Maps (around approximate geographic location)

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