France hit by more than 35 days of rain
Al Jazeera
France endures more than 35 days of rain as floods worsen and Storm Pedro threatens Western Europe.
France has marked a record-breaking streak of more than 35 consecutive days of rain.
National weather service Meteo-France said the country was experiencing its longest series of rainy days since measurements began in 1959, breaking the 2023 record.
Four departments in western France were placed under red alert for the risk of flooding, with officials expecting the situation to worsen with the arrival of Storm Pedro, which is poised to batter swaths of Western Europe.
The new rainfall could “fuel the current floods”, said Lucie Chadourne-Facon, director of flood alert service Vigicrues.
The mayor of Bordeaux, Pierre Hurmic, activated the southwestern city’s emergency plan for the first time since record floods in 1999.
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