Tag: Eastern Pyrenees
More than 26°C… Record temperatures in mid-November
In the Pyrénées-Orientales, we live in t-shirts, even in the heart of autumn. Faced with a historic drought, the border department of Spain continues to present weather situations unrelated to…
Two men in custody after discovery of partially naked body
Two men were in police custody on Monday as part of an investigation into murder following the discovery of the body of a man, partially naked, on a road in…
The start-up Flowstop, awarded in the Lépine Competition, protects houses from flooding
Those who live in regions where the rains are devastating all have their little tricks, when the water rises, to protect their homes. They raise their furniture, and seal the…
15 years later, a mother’s fight for recognition of her child killed by the Taliban
He fell in Afghanistan on August 18, 2008, near Kabul. Since Tuesday, a bridge has been named after Rodolphe Penon, who held the position of sergeant in the second regiment…
A “forgotten” cemetery at the Rivesaltes camp, soon to be exhumed?
The Rivesaltes camp, near Perpignan in the Pyrénées-Orientales, has undoubtedly not yet revealed all its dark secrets. Built initially to accommodate the Spanish Republicans in 1939, it then welcomed Jews…
A 10-year-old child heard by the gendarmes, accused of having disrupted the tribute to the teacher
A 10-year-old child, who lives in the Pyrénées-Orientales, was interviewed by the gendarmes. He is suspected of having disrupted, on October 16, the tribute to teachers Dominique Bernard, killed in…
Highest ski resort gets three months to avoid liquidation
An unexpected twist. According to Actu.fr, the highest ski resort in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Puigmal 2900, is not yet condemned to close its doors. On October 18, the commercial court ordered…
the main fires in France “fixed” or “slowed down”
UPDATE ON THE SITUATION – Drops in temperature across France have given firefighters a break after a weekend on the alert in Aveyron, Drôme and Gironde. The freshness and the…