Part of 2024 European floods | |
Date | 2024 |
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Location | France |
Type | flooding |
Deaths | 6 |
Non-fatal injuries | unknown |
In 2024, France experienced flooding.
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]
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]
On 5 April, floods in Central France affected the departments of Yonne and Saône-et-Loire.[7]
In June, heavy rains caused flooding in Eauze, Montréal, and Fourcès in Gers.[8]
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