France placed swathes of Brittany in the west of the country on red weather alert Monday as a violent storm brought flood levels not seen in decades. Story by Solange Mougin.

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French residents rescued from flooded homes by boat as Storm Herminia hits Normandy and Brittany

Residents of western France boated away from flooded homes to safe ground and waterways broke their banks.

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THE SITUATION POINT - The Herminia Depression, which caused the warning of several departments in western France, sweeps Britain and the Atlantic coast, causing many disturbances.

LE POINT SUR LA SITUATION - La dépression Herminia, qui a provoqué la mise en alerte de plusieurs départements de l’ouest de la France, balaie la Bretagne et la côte Atlantique, entraînant de nombreuses perturbations.

Dépression sur l’ouest de la France : l’Ille-et-Vilaine passe en vigilance rouge pour les crues, des inondations à Rennes

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Depression on the west of France: Ille-et-Vilaine passes in red vigilance for floods, floods in Rennes

RENNES, France (AP) — Residents in western France used boats to escape their flooded homes on Monday as rivers and waterways broke their banks after successive storms battered Normandy and Brittany.

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RENNES, France -- Residents in western France used boats to escape their flooded homes on Monday as rivers and waterways broke their banks after successive storms battered Normandy and Brittany.

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Significant amounts of rain could fall in areas already affected by floods.

La pluie pourrait tomber en quantité importante dans des secteurs déjà concernés par des inondations.

Crues à Rennes : des habitants évacués, de nouvelles précipitations ce dimanche

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Floods in Rennes: residents evacuated, new rains this Sunday

In the Breton capital, the accumulation of rain caused the waterways to leave their banks, forcing the evacuation of 400 inhabitants and the closure of roads. A decline is expected at the end of the week.

Dans la capitale bretonne, les cumuls de pluie ont fait sortir les cours d’eau de leur lit, imposant l’évacuation de 400 habitants et la fermeture de routes. Une décrue est espérée en fin de semaine.

Tempête Herminia : Rennes, touchée par des crues majeures, « se prépare à plusieurs jours de difficultés »

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Storm Herminia: Rennes, affected by major floods, “is preparing for several days of difficulties”

France and Britain were swept by storm Herminia. The wind blew with unprecedented force. In some areas it even reached 130 kilometers per hour. Because the rivers overflowed, the authorities evacuated a hundred homes as a precaution.

Franţa şi Marea Britanie au fost măturate de furtuna Herminia. Vântul a suflat cu o forţă nemaivăzută. În unele zone a atins chiar şi 130 de kilometri pe oră. Pentru că râurile şi-au ieşit din matcă, autorităţile au evacuat o sută de locuinţe, ca măsură de precauţie.

Furtuna Herminia a făcut prăpăd în Franţa şi Marea Britanie. La Rennes, oamenii spun că nu au mai văzut așa puhoaie de peste 40 de ani

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Storm Herminia wreaked havoc in France and the UK. In Rennes, people say they haven't seen such storms in over 40 years

Ille-et-Vilaine was placed on red alert for floods on Monday after heavy rainfall from the Herminia depression caused unprecedented flooding in 40 years in Rennes. Eight other departments are on orange alert for floods, flooding waves or avalanches. Source

L’Ille-et-Vilaine est passée, lundi, en vigilance rouge pour crues après les importantes précipitations de la dépression Herminia qui ont provoqué des inondations sans précédent depuis 40 ans à Rennes. Huit autres départements sont en alerte orange pour crues, vagues-submersion ou avalanches. Source

Western France on high flood alert after storm 'Herminia'

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