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Macron warns as France floods

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Storm Nils triggered widespread flooding across France, which Vigicrues described as record, prompting red alerts in Gironde and Lot‑et‑Garonne and Macron urged caution.

Le Monde
LIVE, Storm Nils | Floods in France: Emmanuel Macron calls for caution and to follow the authorities' instructions

Along the Garonne, villages were left completely isolated Saturday as floodwaters rose, in a context of a generalized flood and a record in France according to Vigicrues.

LIVE, Storm Nils | Floods in France: Emmanuel Macron calls for caution and to follow the authorities' instructions
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Le Monde
LIVE: Storm Nils | "Significant and major flooding is under way or expected in the next 24 hours," Vigicrues warns

The public information service on flood risks notes that "the situation on the Garonne downstream of Agen is to be watched closely: damaging overflows are currently underway."

LIVE: Storm Nils | "Significant and major flooding is under way or expected in the next 24 hours," Vigicrues warns
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Die Presse
After Storm "Nils": Now flooding in the southwest of France

In two departments in the southwest of France, the highest weather warning level has been issued.

After Storm "Nils": Now flooding in the southwest of France
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Le Figaro
Widespread flooding in France: 'We have surpassed all our records,' says the head of Vigicrues

Red alert in Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne while 13 other departments are on orange alert: the Morbihan, the Loire-Atlantique, the Ille-et-Vilaine, the Indre-et-Loire, the Deux-Sèvres, the Charente-Maritime, the Charente, the Dordogne, the Gers, the Tarn-et-Garonne, the Haute-Garonne, the Ariège and the Tarn.

Widespread flooding in France: 'We have surpassed all our records,' says the head of Vigicrues
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Powerful images captured this Saturday morning in southwestern France reveal severe flooding as the Garonne River overflowed following incessant rainfall (family video).
February 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Le Monde
VIDEO. France in a state of 'generalized flooding' after the passage of Storm Nils

The Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne are under red alert. Flooding is expected due to more rainfall on already saturated soils.

VIDEO. France in a state of 'generalized flooding' after the passage of Storm Nils
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Sturmtief „Nils“: Vier Tote bei Unwettern in Frankreich und Spanien

Allein in Frankreich rückte die Feuerwehr zu 4500 Einsätzen aus, hunderttausende Haushalte sind ohne Strom. Weitere Menschen starben außerdem bei mehreren Lawinenunglücken in den Alpen.

Sturmtief „Nils“: Vier Tote bei Unwettern in Frankreich und Spanien
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Le Monde
After Storm Nils: France in a state of widespread flooding, Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne placed on red alert

Thirteen other departments are on orange alert, particularly in the western part of the country. Flooding is expected due to renewed rainfall on already saturated soils.

After Storm Nils: France in a state of widespread flooding, Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne placed on red alert
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