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

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

GDACS ID FL 1101465
Death: 1
Displaced: -
Countries: Belgium, France
From - To 03 Jun - 05 Jun

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France, Early June 2022Fierce thunderstorms, heavy rain and hailstorms caused havoc across France from 03 to 05 June 2022. One person died in flood waters in Rouen. Roads and streets were flooded up and down the country, including in areas of the capital, Paris, and in the northern departments of Yvelines, Seine-Maritime, Eure and Eure-et-Loir. Authorities warned that levels of the Eure River are dangerously high in Eure-et-Loir. Local media reported 2 bridges was washed away in the Mayenne department. The Ministry of Interior reported on 04 June 2022 that 65 departments across the country were affected by the severe weather. More than 3,500 interventions were carried out by firefighters. Damage to power infrastructure left thousands of homes without electricity. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said one person died in flood waters in Rouen. Across the country 15 people were injured, 2 of them seriously. Some streets were flooded in Lievegem, East Flanders, Belgium, on 05 June 2022.Sun 5 Jun 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Articles: 8 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

EU Space is the key to disaster risk management and response2022-06-06T04:42+0200.

When it comes to weather-related events, 2021 was a record-breaking year for Europe. The summer the hottest on record – with a part of Sicily setting a provisional heat record for Europe at 48.8 degrees Celsius in August – translating into
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EU Space is the key to disaster risk management and response2022-05-28T19:55+0200.

EUSPA's Executive Director at Disaster Risk Management Workshop in Athens, Greece. When it comes to weather-related events, 2021 was a record-breaking year for Europe. The summer the hottest on record – with a part of Sicily setting a prov
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Global Warming Shows Alarming Surge But World Sitting Smug2022-05-16T06:01+0200.

- Gulf Times) Unprecedented floods and landslides in South Africa and a blistering heatwave across India and Pakistan are just a few examples of the devastating impacts of global warming. Scientists are of the view that the natural calamity
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Climate change made deadly S. Africa rains twice as likely2022-05-13T14:34+0200.

Rainfall that caused catastrophic floods and landslides last month in and around Durban, South Africa, was made twice as likely by global warming, scientists said Friday. An exceptional downpour -- more than 35 centimetres (14 inches) over
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),