Overall Green Flood alert in France from 27 Apr 2024 01:00 UTC to 17 May 2024 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in France

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1102595
Death:	0
Displaced:	1
Countries:	France
From - To	27 Apr - 17 May

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Eastern France, Mid-May 2024Storms with heavy rain and hail impacted eastern and south-eastern area of France from 15 May 2024. Further heavy rain fell from 16 May, causing significant flooding in eastern departments, in particular Moselle and Bas-Rhin.Fri 17 May 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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Articles: 77 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Flood danger warning issued for west France2024-05-20T18:39+0200.

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Public told to report invasive Asian Hornet sightings amid surge warni ... 2024-05-20T10:15+0200.

The public are being warned to report sightings of Asian Hornets this summer as experts warn of a potential surge of the damaging invasive predatory wasp. While Asian Hornets pose no greater risk to humans than native hornets, they threaten

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Situation In Flood-Hit Germany's Saarland Eases As Water Level Recedes2024-05-19T13:03+0200.

- IANS) Frankfurt, May 19 (IANS/DPA) The situation in the flood-hit area of Germany's Saarland region is continuing to ease. "The water levels are falling almost everywhere, and the clean-up work is beginning," a spokesman for the Saarland

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Maltempo: in Francia e Belgio case allagate e auto sommerse2024-05-19T10:43+0200.

Continua l'ondata di maltempo sull'Europa. Dopo i danni registrati in Italia, Germania e Slovenia , inondazioni sono state registrate in Belgio e Francia, con molti disagi per i cittadini. Il comune di Voeren, in Belgio , ha subito la peggi

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