Overall Green alert Flood for France
in France

Event summary

Flood France can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101421
Death: 0
Displaced: 175
Countries: France
From - To 15 May - 17 May

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French Guiana, May 2022The overflowing Maroni (Lawa) River caused flooding in parts of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni arrondissement, French Guiana, from mid-May 2022. Affected areas included Maripasoula, Papaïchton and Grand-Santi. Media reported around 35 families were evacuated. The government of French Guiana also reported high levels of the Oyapock river affected communities in Camopi. Authorities began delivering food and other relief supplies to affected communities from around 24 May.Wed 1 Jun 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 12 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Fires, floods and food security: how climate change became a local iss ... 2022-05-15T19:45+0200.

We asked Guardian Australia readers about the local issues that matter most to them in the forthcoming election. Overwhelmingly, climate change topped the list. From natural disasters to food security and transitioning the economy away from
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Las inundaciones en Europa ya dejaron 9 muertos y 3 desaparecidos2022-05-13T09:21+0200.

Las lluvias torrenciales que afectan a Francia desde el martes se desplazaron hoy hasta la capital, provocando el cierre del museo del Louvre para proteger sus obras, mientras que en Alemania, las inundaciones dejaron al menos nueve muertos
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Disaster warning sirens to be installed in St. Martin2022-05-11T06:14+0200.

A siren in Toulouse, France. (Photo europe-cities.com) MARIGOT--The Collectivité said three sirens from Système d’Alerte et d’Information à la Population (SAIP) will be installed in the territory of St. Martin by the company Eiffage, May 17
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Disaster warning sirens to be installed in St. Martin2022-05-11T05:35+0200.

A siren in Toulouse, France. (Photo europe-cities.com) MARIGOT--The Collectivité said three sirens from Système d’Alerte et d’Information à la Population (SAIP) will be installed in the territory of St. Martin by the company Eiffage, May 17
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),