Overall Green alert Flood
in France

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102595
Death: 0
Displaced: 1
Countries: France
From - To 27 Apr - 17 May

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Eastern France, Mid-May 2024Storms with heavy rain and hail impacted eastern and south-eastern area of France from 15 May 2024. Further heavy rain fell from 16 May, causing significant flooding in eastern departments, in particular Moselle and Bas-Rhin.Fri 17 May 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 72 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 2

Norte de Europa se recupera tras fuertes lluvias2024-05-19T01:38+0200.

Los equipos de emergencia alemanes iniciaron el sábado una limpieza a fondo tras las fuertes lluvias que provocaron enormes inundaciones, mientras que partes de Bélgica, Países Bajos y Francia también se vieron afectadas. El estado de Sarr
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Germany: Scholz visits Saarland amid flooding2024-05-18T23:20+0200.

What did officials say about the situation in Saarland? "We have a strong tradition of solidarity," Scholz said during the visit. "Unfortunately, this is not the first time we have had to deal with a major natural disaster," Scholz said, "s
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Germany Cleans Up After Massive Floods2024-05-18T20:18+0200.

German emergency workers were Saturday starting a major clean-up after heavy rains triggered massive flooding in the southwest of the country, while parts of Belgium and the Netherlands were also hit. A huge downpour Friday in the German st
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Germany cleans up after massive flooding in state of Saarland2024-05-18T20:04+0200.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Saarland State premier Anke Rehlinger (R) wades through water as they visit flood stricken town of Kleinblittersdorf. Photo: Iris Maria Maurer / AFP German emergency workers were Saturday starting a maj
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Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),