2024 France floods explained
| Date: | 2024 |
| Location: | France |
| Type: | flooding |
| Reported Deaths: | 6 |
| Reported Injuries: | unknown |
In 2024, France experienced flooding.
January
At least one person was killed when 1,300 homes were affected by floods in northern France as a result of Storm Henk.[1] Eight departments in northern and western France were put under flood alert.[2] Particularly affected was the town of Arques in the Pas-de-Calais department.[3] The River Aa overflowed following heavy rains.[4]
March
On 11 March, five people were killed by floods following violent storms across southern France.[5]
On 31 March (Easter Sunday), heavy rainfall lead to the severe flooding of the town of Montmorillon.[6]
April
On 5 April, floods in Central France affected the departments of Yonne and Saône-et-Loire.[7]
June
In June, heavy rains caused flooding in Eauze, Montréal, and Fourcès in Gers.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Taşkın . Esra . 2024-01-04 . 1 dead as floods sweep parts of France . 2024-01-06 . aa.com.tr.
- Web site: 2024-01-03 . French departments on high alert as more bad weather sweeps in . 2024-01-06 . RFI . en.
- Web site: Rossignol . Pascal . 4 January 2024 . Floods and snow hit Northwest Europe after latest Atlantic storm . Reuters.
- News: 2024-01-04 . Northern France has flooded once again: 'You can't do anything about water' . 2024-01-06 . LeMonde.fr . en.
- News: 2024-03-11 . Five dead, two children missing after weekend storms in southern France . 2024-04-02 . LeMonde.fr . en.
- Web site: 2024-03-31 . Heavy rainfall causes severe flooding in French town . 2024-04-01 . Sky News . en.
- Web site: Floods in central France as rivers burst their banks . 2024-04-09 . Sky News . en.
- Web site: Thompson . Hannah . 2024-06-10 . IMAGES: Homes evacuated and roads cut off as storms hit southern France . 2024-06-13 . www.connexionfrance.com . en-GB.
