France -Deadly Floods in South West After 244mm of Rain in 6 Hours

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At least 6 people have died in floods affecting parts of southern France after extremely heavy rainfall over night, 14 to 15 October, 2018.

The heaviest of the rain fell in Aude department. Meteo France said that in a 12 period to early 15 October, 295 mm of rain fell was recorded Trèbes, which is the equivalent of 4 months of rain. Furthermore, 244 mm of that total fell in just a 6 hour period.

Elsewhere, 211 mm of rain was recorded in Arquettes-en-Val, 178 mm in Mouthoumet, 172 mm in Les Martys and 138 mm in Carcassonne.

http://floodlist.com/europe/france-floods-aude-department-october2018

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Translated:
Never seen in the region for at least a century! The archives of Meteo-Paris, which list all the significant weather phenomena in France for 2 centuries, confirm this. No traces of snow in October.

The snow melted by Saturday afternoon. But the fact remains that it snowed – on October 27! Up to 2 to 3 cm in places. Especially around Fruges, Montreuil, Desvres, Le Touquet, Thérouanne …

Some photos taken in the Pas-de-Calais by fans of  their Facebook page : (You’ll need to scroll down a long way to see the photos.)

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/info/de-la-neige-dans-la-region-en-octobre-historique-75941830.html

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Gosh, that looks impressive for October!