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France warns, Bordeaux opens shelters

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French authorities issued highest flood warnings across four western departments, and Bordeaux prepared to open shelters as Storm Pedro threatened historic river levels and major flooding on Thursday.

Le Monde
LIVE: Pedro storm: Bordeaux prepares for a major flood on Thursday, two shelter locations will be opened by the town hall

At a press conference, the mayor, Pierre Hurmic, presented models of Thursday's flood. In addition, four departments remain on red alert for Thursday and ten on orange.

LIVE: Pedro storm: Bordeaux prepares for a major flood on Thursday, two shelter locations will be opened by the town hall
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Le Monde
EN DIRECT, crues et inondations : aucune amélioration de la crue envisagée « avant le début de la semaine prochaine » dans le Maine-et-Loire, où un homme est porté disparu

Quatre départements de l’ouest de la France sont toujours en vigilance rouge. « Le gouvernement va tout faire pour accélérer les processus de reconnaissance de catastrophe naturelle », a assuré Mathieu Lefèvre, ministre chargé de la transition écologique, mercredi.

EN DIRECT, crues et inondations : aucune amélioration de la crue envisagée « avant le début de la semaine prochaine » dans le Maine-et-Loire, où un homme est porté disparu
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The Independent
Storm Pedro brings flooding to France as Spain braces for its 11th major storm in six weeks

Western Europe has been battered by a relentless spate of major storms in quick succession, forcing evacuations and school closures

Storm Pedro brings flooding to France as Spain braces for its 11th major storm in six weeks
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Tages-Anzeiger
Highest warning level: Storm Pedro threatens western France with historic water levels

In four departments the highest flood warning level is in effect; about 100 houses have already been evacuated. Soil moisture is reaching record levels since 1959, according to Environment Minister Barbut.

Highest warning level: Storm Pedro threatens western France with historic water levels
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Le Figaro
Unseen since 1959: France sets a record with 35 consecutive days of rain

As several regions are already experiencing exceptional floods, Storm Pedro is set to bring further substantial rainfall, La Chaîne Météo warns.

Unseen since 1959: France sets a record with 35 consecutive days of rain
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Le Figaro
Floods in Bordeaux: the city hall activates its safeguarding plan, the first since 1999

Placed on red alert for floods on the eve of storm Pedro, Bordeaux is about to take 'significant measures to shelter the population' this Wednesday.

Floods in Bordeaux: the city hall activates its safeguarding plan, the first since 1999
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