- Oct 12, 2008
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Haute Pyrénées and Haute Garonne (where I live) in a bit of a shock this morning!
Yesterday evening a few departement were given a warning about possible floods! Orange alert they said ...yeah right (mind you I happened to listen to local radio and was aware of red alert instead!!)
A complete disaster this morning... a few towns (Lourdes to name one you could know)being completly flooded!
A lot of tourists just as locals were either trapped or saved by the firefighters or even taken away by helicopter!
If you intend to go or are already in France , be aware that the red alert is maintained down the atlantic coast !! Red alert is not a joke... Stay where you are or you'll have to face terrible floods without knowing whether you'll escape the danger!!! All campsites will be shut in any case , so if you've booked no one will be angry if you're not getting there in time. Just stay safe , don't give more work!
Northern part of France is now on orange alert too.
Use this link to know where to go/stay or where NOT to go!
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What it looks like
http://midi-pyrenees.france3.fr/201...-de-la-situation-en-midi-pyrenees-272279.html
Frankie
Yesterday evening a few departement were given a warning about possible floods! Orange alert they said ...yeah right (mind you I happened to listen to local radio and was aware of red alert instead!!)
A complete disaster this morning... a few towns (Lourdes to name one you could know)being completly flooded!
A lot of tourists just as locals were either trapped or saved by the firefighters or even taken away by helicopter!
If you intend to go or are already in France , be aware that the red alert is maintained down the atlantic coast !! Red alert is not a joke... Stay where you are or you'll have to face terrible floods without knowing whether you'll escape the danger!!! All campsites will be shut in any case , so if you've booked no one will be angry if you're not getting there in time. Just stay safe , don't give more work!
Northern part of France is now on orange alert too.
Use this link to know where to go/stay or where NOT to go!
Broken Link Removed
What it looks like
http://midi-pyrenees.france3.fr/201...-de-la-situation-en-midi-pyrenees-272279.html
Frankie