zaterdag, oktober 18, 2003
Het is niet altijd gezellig in Perpignan. Extreem zware regenval veranderde het kalme stroompje dat door de stad loopt vrijdag plots in een kolkende rivier. De regionale overheid voorspelt voor zaterdagmorgen verwoestende overstromingen. Minstens één dode viel bij het aanspoelen van een zeiljacht (zie foto).
Heavy rain has pounded south west France causing landslides which have destroyed roads. Homeowners have been barricading their homes against flooding. Firefighters were dispatched 120 times to protect property and safeguard residents of Perpignan, near the Spanish border.
City authorities asked people to stay at home and schools in the Pyrenees-Orientales region were to remain closed on Saturday, a school day in France. Perpignan recorded seven inches of rain today. Usually, the average for the entire month of October is only three inches. French weather service Meteo France said heavy rain would continue until Saturday afternoon and warned people to secure belongings that could be damaged by flooding.
Bron: Associated Press.
Storm in Canet-Plage bij Perpignan, foto Georges Bartoli
Heavy rain has pounded south west France causing landslides which have destroyed roads. Homeowners have been barricading their homes against flooding. Firefighters were dispatched 120 times to protect property and safeguard residents of Perpignan, near the Spanish border.
City authorities asked people to stay at home and schools in the Pyrenees-Orientales region were to remain closed on Saturday, a school day in France. Perpignan recorded seven inches of rain today. Usually, the average for the entire month of October is only three inches. French weather service Meteo France said heavy rain would continue until Saturday afternoon and warned people to secure belongings that could be damaged by flooding.
Bron: Associated Press.
Storm in Canet-Plage bij Perpignan, foto Georges Bartoli
# posted by Jan-Edward : 06:14
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