Heavy storms caused flooding in the Haute-Marne department of northeastern France from Saturday night into Sunday, where five people were hospitalized with symptoms of hypothermia, according to a statement from the prefecture. From 7 pm on Saturday, the area was faced with a severe storm, the relevant information stated, in which it is underlined that rescuers intervened in 80 cases. Six regional roads were blocked, around 60 households were left without electricity, while 34 residents had to be evacuated from the community of Sexfontein. The French meteorological service (Météo-France) confirmed in a bulletin issued around 2 am (local time, 03:00 in Greece) that the rain in some areas of Haute-Marne was torrential, with more than 50 millimeters in one time. “Damage is significant” in several municipalities due to mudslides caused by “terrible storms”, the county council said in a Facebook post, which was accompanied by a video of a flooded road. Flooding was also reported in the neighboring Côte d’Or department, with Météo-France saying […]
Source: News Beast
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