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Added on the 11/11/2023 16:22:09 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Aerial images show record flooding in the northern France Pas-de-Calais department, after heavy showers over several days. The weather has cleared but the area remains on red alert as more rain is expected. Thousands of locals were forced to evacuate their homes. IMAGES
Images of Blendecques, a flooded town in northern France, and the Aa river as the red alert for flooding was lifted in the Pas-de-Calais region, where water continues to recede and pumping operations are due to begin after the second episode of exceptional flooding in two months that has severely affected residents. IMAGES
Images of residents of Blendecques being evacuated from their homes by the fire brigade, as northern France faces new flooding. (COMPLETES VIDI349D8D6_EN) IMAGES
The residents of Blendecques, a town in northern France, are trying to cope with further flooding caused by the 'exceptional flooding of the Aa', two months after the November floods. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife and several ministers, visits Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region, which has been devastated by several days of rain, flooding and high water, to offer his support. IMAGES