Due to heavy rains and floods in a number of settlements in the south of France, people had to be evacuated and transportation was disrupted, BFM TV reported on Thursday. In the Ardèche department, many highways were closed due to weather conditions. Children were evacuated from schools and kindergartens in Annonay due to flooding. Public transportation was suspended in the city.
In the Rhône department, rail service between Lyon and Saint-Etienne has been suspended until at least Friday morning.
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport warns of possible flight delays due to adverse weather conditions.
Currently, the highest level of weather danger has been declared in the Rhône, Loire, Haute-Loire and Ardèche departments, and the orange alert level has been set in 20 other departments.
In particular, in the east of the Upper Loire, about 10 cm of precipitation is expected, which could cause rivers to burst their banks.
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/
