Overall Green alert Flood for France, Italy
in France, Italy

Event summary

Flood France, Italy can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1100631
Death: 12
Displaced: 970
Countries: France, Italy
From - To 02 Oct - 02 Oct

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Flood in France, Italy - Copernicus EMS activation (EMSR467)Sat, 03 Oct 2020 15:35

EMSR467: Copernicus Emergency Management Service has been activated
South-east France and north-west Italy, October 2020Heavy rainfall, strong winds, and thunderstorms affected northwestern Italy (in particular Piedmont, Liguria, and Aosta Valley Regions) and the neighbouring southeastern France (in particular the Alpes-Maritimes Department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region) over the past 72 hours, causing rivers to overflow, and triggering floods that have resulted in casualties and widespread damage. According to the Italian Civil Protection, in Italy, seven people died in Liguria and Piemonte Regions, while several landslides caused damage to various public infrastructure and houses. In addition, more than 970 people were reported evacuated across both Regions. In France, according to COGIC, five people died and up to 21 people are still missing across the Alpes-Maritimes Department. Several municipalities remain inaccessible in Roya Valley (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region). The Copernicus EMS was activated in rapid mapping mode for both Italy (EMSR468) and France (EMSR467) on 3-4 October.Thu 8 Oct 2020FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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France, Italy step up rescue efforts after floodsWed, 07 Oct 2020 07:46:00 +0200.

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France, Italy step up flood rescue effortsMon, 05 Oct 2020 23:28:00 +0200.

FRANCE: French and Italian rescue services stepped up search efforts Sunday after floods cut off several villages in the mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing at least four people. Others remained unaccounted for
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EMSR (2), EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),