Weather forecast: floods, avalanches… Seven departments on alert

After the intense rain of the last few hours, six departments were affected. placed on flood alert this Monday until December at least Tuesday. The Pyrenees-Atlantiques face the rest of the world. a risk of avalanches.

Significant flooding was underway on Monday February 26 in the evening in the Pas-de-Calais department, "and forecast tomorrow on the Dronne aval, the Isle aval (33, 24) and the Grand Morin aval (77),” said Météo-France in its latest daily bulletin. In detail, in the north of the country, Pas-de-Calais, in Ile-de-France, Seine-et-Marne, and in the southwest quarter, Charente-Maritime , Charente, Gironde and Dordogne have been placed on orange alert for floods. While five of them were already there. on alert, Seine-et-Marne was added to the situation. the list of departments on alert for floods this Monday evening. 

But a seventh territory was also destroyed. placed on orange alert, for avalanches this time. This is the Pyrenees-Atlantiques. During the night of Monday & Tuesday, as well as all day this Tuesday, February 27, “significant quantities of snow will fall on the Pyrenees, above 1,000 m&etres", warns Météo-France in its 10 p.m. bulletin. The Pyrenees-Atlantiques will be more affected by these snowfalls. Result: the'activity Avalanche intensity will increase during the day on Tuesday. Late Monday evening, M&téo-France reported that it was already snowing. "significantly on the Pyrenees-Atlantiques above 1,100-1,200 mètres". The meteorological service also warned that an extension of the strong activity could be expected. avalanche machine was possible in the Hautes-Pyrénées, "depending on the zoning of the heaviest snowfall".