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 1101579
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: France
From - To 04 Aug - 23 Aug

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Southeastern France, Early August 2022Heavy rain caused landslides in the Hautes-Alpes Department of Southeastern France from 04 August 2022. Media reported roads were closed in areas near Gap, Hautes-Alpes Department. On 05 August heavy rain and strong winds caused damage in Savoie department. Cellars of homes were flooded in Bauges, Ruffieux and Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne. A train was stuck on a flooded tracks near Argentine.Mon 8 Aug 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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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),