52200GDACS EMM News Feed Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material In Maps: The parts of France most at risk from disastrous floodshttps://www.thelocal.fr/20181018/where-to-live-in-france-to-be-sure-to-avoid-natural-disastersAs France reels from deadly floods in recent days, we look which parts of France are most at risk of suffering a similar disaster and the small number of towns and villages that have never experienced a natural disaster. Every year in France devastating floods destroy homes and more often that not claim lives.Thu, 18 Oct 2018 18:08:00 +0200thelocal-fr-39d5a0214c37d95e1e145422607dd6d320181018180800BRACE FOR IMPACT Benidorm and Majorca brace for biblical downpours and flash floods THUNDERSTORMS and gale-force winds are also expected as forecasters issue red alerts across the country. Weather experts on the Costa Blanca say heavy rain on the mainland will begin today. The storm comes just days after Hurricane Leslie lashed the continent, killing at least 13 people.https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7522796/benidorm-majorca-forecast-floods-weather-storm-weekend/Heavy downpours will lash Spain over the weekend, sparking fears there will be scenes similar to this television image of a car being swept away in last week's flood. Hail and thunderstorms and winds of up to 60mph will also batter the coast, with forecasters issuing orange and red alerts across the region.Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:42:00 +0200thesun-df2117e0dbfb740d367ece2bfcc5ab8b20181018114200Inundaciones de proporciones apocalípticas en Francia: 12 muertoshttps://www.lanacion.com.ar/2182001-inundaciones-de-proporciones-apocalipticas-en-francia-12-muertosPARÍS.- Doce personas murieron, dos siguen desaparecidas y otras 20 resultaron heridas anoche en el sur de Francia en un episodio meteorológico de proporciones apocalípticas, que provocó una súbita inundación que en ciertos lugares alcanzó hasta siete metros de altura.Tue, 16 Oct 2018 06:26:00 +0200lanacion-AR-a4f7949c7383f15564e8aa98c402bf492018101606260013 dead as flooding hits southwestern Francehttps://dailytimes.com.pk/310714/13-dead-as-flooding-hits-southwestern-france/At least 13 people died as violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwestern France on Monday in the latest episode of wild weather in Europe, officials said. Flash floods swamped a number of towns and villages around the fortress city of Carcassonne, leaving a trail of overturned cars, damaged roads and collapsed homes.Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:37:00 +0200dailytimesPK-b44fe8d34aceff8cc8ca4ed5d01826e720181016003700