Kamala Harris

Joe Biden

Dean Phillips

Marianne Williamson

Donald Trump

Vivek Ramaswamy

Nikki Haley

Ron DeSantis

Cornel West

Robert F. Kennedy

2024 United States Presidential Election

The rains reached up to 700 millimeters in some areas of Ardèche. Nearly 900 people have been evacuated across France, said the minister responsible for daily security.

Floods

Ardèche

Le Monde

Floods: five departments maintained on orange alert, “more than 2,300 interventions” on Thursday, announces the government

The floods on Thursday, October 17 caused a lot of damage in Ardèche. This Friday, October 18, the firefighters were then mobilized to carry out a major cleaning.

Annonay

France Info

Floods and floods in Ardèche: 150 firefighters mobilized in Annonay to rehabilitate a factory full of mud

The village of 800 inhabitants north of Annonay in Ardèche was hit hard by the weather on Thursday, October 17. The entire department was on alert for rain and flooding from 10:00 a.m. to midnight. Mayor of Limony for 24 years, Richard Molina, had never seen his village in such a state.

France Bleu

IN PICTURES - The desolation in the village of Limony after the bad weather in Ardèche - France Bleu

In the wake of the exceptional weather that hit Ardèche, much remains to be done on Friday 18 October to clear and clean the areas affected by the floods. The damage is significant, especially in the north of the department. Two ministers are expected on site.

Bad weather in Ardèche: traumatized inhabitants and considerable damage - France Bleu

Ardèche is one of the departments most affected by this Cévenol episode. More than 600mm of rain fell, unprecedented.

Floods: Ardèche affected by a historic Cévenol episode

While two ministers are expected on site on Friday, the prefecture specifies that schools remain closed as well as several roads.

Floods in Ardèche: “We have never experienced a disaster of such magnitude”, reacts the president of the departmental council

Six departments in central and south-eastern France are facing “exceptional” rains of up to 650 millimeters in some areas of Ardèche on Thursday. One person was killed and two children injured when a tree fell in Paris.

rts.ch

The center and south-east of France under water, one person killed in Paris by the fall of a tree

On the Annonay basin, “150 to 200 mm have fallen since the beginning of the episode”, underlines Sophie Elizéon.

Bad weather Ardèche: “Nearly 50% of what falls during the year” fell on the Cévennes and the Annonay basin, according to the prefect

A part of France is affected by exceptional rains....

Le Figaro

Sud Ouest

La Libre

“Exceptional” rains and floods, unprecedented in living memory”: schools evacuated in Ardèche, part of France on red alert

After heavy rains, the Ardèche town was ravaged by waves of water on Thursday 17 October. Although the damage was numerous, there were no injuries. The department went back to orange alert for this Friday.

Liberation

Floods in Ardèche: in Annonay, “we are already thinking about the aftermath”

An exceptional Cévennes episode is ongoing in many departments in the South-East, causing multiple floods.

News from Ardèche