Tag: Bad weather
Damage in Reunion estimated at 100 million euros by insurers
Time to take stock. Cyclone Belal, which swept through Reunion Island on January 15, caused 100 million euros in damage according to a review unveiled this Tuesday by France Assureurs.…
Two men swept away by water after torrential rain
Two motorists were swept away by water in the south of Reunion Island, affected by torrential rains since Sunday afternoon, we learned from the gendarmerie on Monday. A motorist was…
A mayor forbids snow from falling in his town under penalty of a “shout”
Even if it’s cold, even if it’s slippery, even if it makes a real mess on the roads, everyone loves snow. Everyone ? Maybe not. Taken hostage by 4 cm…
The uninhabitable and not too expensive houses bought by the State?
On Tuesday, the Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu, announced the possibility that the State would buy back certain homes damaged during the two episodes of record flooding in Pas-de-Calais,…
Why we must stop Bernard from eating snow
Between this Tuesday and Wednesday, France will experience a new snowy episode. A good number of departments will be covered in an immaculate white coat, sure to cause chaos on…
How to get rid of your flooded house without losing money?
In a good number of municipalities in Pas-de-Calais impacted by the recent floods, some residents still have their feet in the water. And while they selflessly wait to be able…
Pas-de-Calais sad champion of natural disasters
Barely appointed Prime Minister, this Tuesday, Gabriel Attal was sent to flounder in a flooded Pas-de-Calais for the second time in two months. What will be a first for him…
Eleven flooded schools, a middle school and a high school will be closed for the start of the school year
This Friday, the rivers which caused significant flooding in Pas-de-Calais began to recede. Red vigilance has been lifted for the Aa river, now orange, like the Lys and the Canche.…
“It will take time to regain consumer confidence”
First responses after the crisis? The oyster farmers of the Arcachon basin will meet this Friday at 11 a.m. in the prefecture of Gironde, after the ban on the sale…
the government promises reparation and protection
The State will be present “in the long term” to “repair” the damage from the floods in Pas-de-Calais, assured this Thursday, government spokesperson Olivier Véran. He took the opportunity to…