Paris, France, Feb 14, 2026 (AFP) - French flood alert system says working at record pace

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2026-02-14

The flood alert system in France has been working at a record pace as relentless rain over the past month has saturated soils, the head of the agency told AFP on Saturday. "For 30 days we have been in continuous orange or red alert somewhere on the national territory," Lucie Chadourne-Facon, director of Vigicrues, told AFP, referring to the two highest alert levels. "That is 81 departments in alert simultaneously for 154 rivers, so we have exceed......

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