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Extreme Weather in France on January 23 2020 10:38 AM (UTC).



More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from their homes in south west France after Storm Gloria caused widespread flooding.


Two departements - Aude and Pyrenees-Orientale - remain in red alert for flooding, while French weather forecaster Meteo France has also issued an orange alert for the neighbouring departements of Ariège and Haut-Garonne.The warnings will remain in place until at least Friday morning.Pyrenees-Orientales is also on alert for the risk of avalanches.

Overnight about 1,000 homes in the area lost power and 1,500 people were evacuated as rivers burst their banks.The warnings come after an estimated two months of rain fell on the area in just two days...

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