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Added on the 18/03/2021 12:15:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The roof of a petrol station in Saint-Romain-en-Gier, in central-eastern France, collapsed after high winds due to storm Elsa. Fourteen departments remain on orange alert by National weather service Meteo France IMAGES
The rising waters of the Bei River have nearly engulfed lampposts in flood-hit Qingyuan city in southern China, with the government issuing highest its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. IMAGES
Images of flooded streets in Buenos Aires and its surroundings after a storm submerged parts of the Argentine capital, resulting in at least one death, flight delays, submerged vehicles, and business closures. IMAGES
Residents move in boats through the flooded streets of a town in northern Bolivia after heavy rains caused the Acre River to overflow. The city of Cobija on the border with Brazil is suffering unprecedented flooding, with water levels reaching 17 meters (55.7 ft). The rainy season in Bolivia, which began in December and will last until March, has so far left 40 people dead and nearly 10,000 families affected, according to the government. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal talks with residents of Blendecques, a town in France's northern region of Pas-de-Calais, as the nearby river Canche burst its banks again in a region already affected by several episodes of flooding. IMAGES
Aftermath of a wildfire in Villa Independencia, as the death toll of the forest fires in Chile rises to 112 people, and 40 active outbreaks are being battled, the Ministry of the Interior reported. IMAGES