US EditionMarseille v PSG postponed due to rain and flood alert
The Ligue 1 match was postponed due to an orange alert for heavy rain and flooding, with local authorities citing safety concerns for nearly 70,000 expected spectators.
- The Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain has been postponed due to severe weather forecasts.
- The game will now take place on September 22 at 8 p.m. local time.
- Heavy rain and storms created unplayable conditions, leading to the postponement.
- Olympique de Marseille expressed regret over the postponement but acknowledged the need for safety due to weather conditions.
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In the south-east of France, severe rains fell on Sunday 21 September, especially in Marseille. Six departments are placed in orange vigilance by Météo-France until Monday morning. Football match postponed, transport to the stop, private homes of electricity... The point on the situation. - Floods, OM-PSG postponed, electricity cuts... South-East struck by the weather (Weather and weather).
Transport by trains and aircraft has been disrupted since the end of the day Sunday in south-eastern France, especially in the Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, affected by severe weather which forced the authorities to postpone the OM-PSG meeting. ...
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