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Added on the 16/10/2018 11:36:22 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The town of Gond-Pontouvre, near Angouleme in southwestern France, is under water following flooding on the Charente and its tributary the Touvre, while the Charente department is still under an orange flood alert. IMAGES
Aerial images show record flooding in the northern France Pas-de-Calais department, after heavy showers over several days. The weather has cleared but the area remains on red alert as more rain is expected. Thousands of locals were forced to evacuate their homes. IMAGES
Aerial images show record flooding in the city of Arques, northern France, after heavy showers over several days. The weather has cleared but the Pas-de-Calais department remains on red alert as more rain is expected. Thousands of locals were forced to evacuate their homes.
The level of the Adour river remains high in Bayonne, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region of southwest France, but the flood waters have started to recede, leaving marks on the pillars of the Saint-Esprit bridge. IMAGES
In Paris, water levels exceed 4.30m as the Seine floods its banks. On the Pont de l'Alma bridge, the Zouave statue - an iconic but inaccurate indicator of water levels - is up to his calves in water. IMAGES
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