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Torrential rainfall and floods hit eastern France, Radio France Internationale mentions. River Ouche burst its banks and flood water trapped three people who were later rescued by Firefighters. About 100 people were evacuated near Pont-et-Massene lake. A month’s average rainfall fell in 12 hours in Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy. Yesterday France’s meteorological service Metéo France had issued flood warnings in Ain, Cote-d’Or, Isère, Loire, Rhône et Saône-et-Loire. Metéo France had issued Orange Alert for those regions. State of natural catastrophe was declared in France in March 2013 following the floods in southwestern region. Flooding in France in 1959 claimed 421 lives. Original post: Natural Disasters List May 3, 2013

This list contains all major natural disasters in France in 2013 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in France August 2013 August 13: Mont Blanc Avalanche News Two separate avalanche on Mont Blanc have claimed lives of four climbers and left one missing. July 2013 July 19: Lightning strike in France Lightning strike in France has claimed life of a person and injured one other. June 2013 June 19: Flooding in Lourdes Flooding in Lourdes, south-western France has claimed life of a 70-year-old woman. June 17: France on storm alert Météo France has put 19 departments in the Ile De France region and south-western France on Orange alert for storms. May 2013 May 3: Floods hit eastern France Torrential rainfall and floods hit eastern France, Radio France Internationale mentions. March 2013 March 9: Flooding in France, state of natural catastrophe declared A state of natural catastrophe has been declared for the recent flooding in southwestern Franc

This list contains all major natural disasters in France in 2012 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in France October 2012 October 20: Floods in Lourdes, France More than 500 people evacuated due to flooding in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes. September 2012 September 23: Avalanche in Manaslu Avalanche in Manaslu, Nepal kills four people from France. August 2012 August 17: Wildfire in Southern France Wild fire in southern France destroyed 400 hectares of forest.

Recent Natural Disasters in France   Récentes catastrophes naturelles en France This list contains all major natural disasters in France with detail report.  Cette liste contient toutes les catastrophes naturelles majeures en France avec rapport détaillé. The most recent natural disasters are at the top of the list. Les catastrophes naturelles les plus récentes sont en haut de la liste. If certain natural disasters/hazards around your area aren't listed, kindly report through contact form Topics: Earthquake, Flood, Volcanic Eruption, Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Drought, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Epidemic, Famine, Lahar, Limnic Eruption, Mudflow, Solar Flare and other disasters. Sujets: Tremblement de terre, inondation, éruption volcanique, Tornade, Tsunami, Wildfire, sécheresse, grêle, Canicule, ouragan, épidémie, famine, Lahar, éruption limnique, coulées de boue, Solar Flare et autres catastrophes. Note: The disaster here, includes only which are published in thi

A state of natural catastrophe has been declared for the recent flooding in southwestern France. Recent flooding in France has killed least one person and destroyed hundreds of homes. Government has declared state of natural catastrophe. Agly River burst its bank and caused flooding in Perpignan, France. Flood displaced around 700 people. Flooding in France in 1959 killed 421 people. Photo: An aerial view of flooding in Southeastern France in 2010; Credit: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images. Original post: Natural Disasters List March 9, 2013 Are you from this area? Or are you familiar with this natural disaster ? Kindly write your experience in a few sentence in the comment box below.

Disaster Report: An earthquake with a magnitude between 3.2 and 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred on Wednesday evening in the Alpes de Haute-Provence of France . Want to submit a News tip or story idea? Click here Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Original Post: Natural Disasters List September 19, 2012 Related Post: Wildfire in Southern France Did you feel this earthquake? - Share your experiences An earthquake with a magnitude between 3.2 and 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred on Wednesday evening in the Alpes de Haute-Provence of France. The epicenter of the earthquake was located just 4 km S Volx. It was well felt by the people of Manosque and Aix-en-provence. It is the eighth major earthquake in the region in a year. This is what TFI news mentions: "L'épicentre de ce tremblement de terre modéré qui s'est produit mercredi soir se trouvait dans les environs de Volx, au nord