Tag: natural disasters
LIVE – Cyclone Belal: Reunion fears that it will “mark the history of the island”, the red alert triggered this Sunday
09:49 RED ALERT The red cyclone alert will be triggered at 8 p.m. (5 p.m. in Paris), announced the island’s prefect, calling on the population to confine themselves from the…
Reinsurer Munich Re: Historically high storm losses in Europe
As of: January 9, 2024 11:15 a.m According to the reinsurer Munich, natural disasters caused damage worth $250 billion last year and claimed tens of thousands of lives. North America…
Pas-de-Calais on red alert for risk of flooding
Around fifty people were evacuated on Tuesday January 2 in Pas-de-Calais, once again on red alert for floods, a month and a half after a historic rainy episode. The Aa,…
nine departments in the West and North placed on orange vigilance on Tuesday
Floods in Neuville-sous-Montreuil (Pas-de-Calais), November 10, 2023. CÉDRIC GERBEHAYE / AGENCE VU In his last newsletterpublished Monday 1er January evening, Météo-France placed nine departments on orange alert for rain-flooding on…
In Nepal, an earthquake kills 119 people
At Jajarkot hospital after the earthquake that hit this town in western Nepal, November 4, 2023. BALKUMAR SHARMA / AFP At least 119 people were killed and around a hundred…
Extent of the disaster unclear: Dozens dead in earthquake in Nepal
Extent of the disaster unclear Dozens dead in earthquake in Nepal November 4, 2023, 2:42 a.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback…
Storm Ciaran, live: one dead and sixteen injured, including seven firefighters, announces the Minister of the Interior – Le Monde
Storm Ciaran, live: one dead and sixteen injured, including seven firefighters, announces the Minister of the Interior The world Weather Alert: Storm Ciaran: up to 207 km/h at Pointe du Raz The…
1.2 million homes are without electricity, according to Enedis
Enedis, manager of the electricity distribution network, reports 1.2 million homes without electricity, including 780,000 in Brittany, this Thursday at 7 a.m., in a press releasedue “trees fallen on power…
the Atlantic and Channel coasts are bracing for heavy rain and winds of up to 170 km/h
Three departments on red alert for “violent wind” on Thursday, thirty classified orange, including Paris and its region: a large quarter of north-west France is preparing to face the “very…
Chaos in Acapulco: Number of “Otis” victims rises to 39
Chaos in Acapulco Number of “Otis” victims rises to 39 October 29, 2023, 2:01 a.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback The…