Dordogne, Charente-Maritime and Charente joined Gironde and Pas-de-Calais, placed on alert earlier Monday. The Pyrénées-Atlantiques will be placed on orange alert for avalanches from Tuesday morning.
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Six departments are placed on orange alert for floods, Monday February 26, according to the latest Météo-France bulletin published Monday evening. The organization has placed Seine-et-Marne on orange alert due to a risk of flooding. This department joins Dordogne, Charente and Charente-Maritime, as well as Gironde and Pas-de-Calais, already on alert since the beginning of the morning. The Deux-Sèvres department, on alert since Thursday, due to a risk of the Sèvre Niortaise overflowing, is no longer concernedjust like the department of Calvados.
The levels of the Canche, the Hem, the Aa and the upstream of the Lys and the Laquette (Pas-de-Calais) and the downstream of the Dronne and the Isle (Gironde) are particularly scrutinized. “In Pas-de-Calais, river levels are close to maximum levels. Significant spillovers are underway in this sector. In the south-west of the country, the Dronne and the Isle will also experience significant overflows, starting tonight for the Dronne and early Tuesday morning for the Isle, detailed Vigicrues. In Seine-et-Marne, the levels of the Grand Morin downstream are increasing rapidly following the sustained rains late Monday afternoon. The peak of the flood is expected tomorrow Tuesday at midday.
In addition, the Pyrénées-Atlantiques are placed on orange alert for avalanches from 6 a.m. Tuesday. “The risk of avalanches will become high (4 out of 5) in the Basque Country and Aspe-Ossau massifs”explains Météo-France. “Large avalanches are expected on Tuesday February 27, they can affect mountain roads in the usual corridors and sometimes ski resort infrastructures.”
