Thunderstorms strike northeastern France leaving mudslides and flooding
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Published: 1 Jun, 2018 CET.
Updated: Fri 1 Jun 2018 11:53 CET
Thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain hit France's northern and eastern regions overnight on Thursday, leaving mudslides and flooding in their wake.
France experienced more violent thunderstorms overnight particularly in the north and east of the country.
Orages dans le Bas-Rhin: un torrent de boue déplace voitures et abri de jardin pic.twitter.com/uLr55ncVTV
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) June 1, 2018
Torrent de boue à #Gougenheim. Reportage à 12h30 sur RTL pic.twitter.com/mtUe5YWrKy
— Yannick Olland (@RTL_Alsace) June 1, 2018
In Alsace, 40 mms of rain fell in an hour and up to 9000 lightning flashes were recorded. In the Pas-de-Calais, up to 50 mms of rain fell in a few minutes.
This left many in the area dealing with the mudslides and flooding caused by the storms.
Gougenheim ravagé par une coulée de boue : "Un torrent traversait notre appartement" https://t.co/tuKwkC74qQ via @europe1
— The Masked Zebra (@Chris_Fisseux) June 1, 2018
#Orage #Alsace Degzts impressionnants à #Gougenheim @ITA6768 @msa6768 pic.twitter.com/l0dhzbLMWh
— Philippe Vogel (@Philouvogel) June 1, 2018
This month of May has been the stormiest on record in France for the past 20 years with over 200,000 lightning flashes recorded.
Nuit d'orage en Alsace : gros dégâts, coulées de boue et inondationshttps://t.co/vBOHQDKccw pic.twitter.com/abdgTGGfQj
— France 3 Alsace (@F3Alsace) June 1, 2018
More stormy weather is expected on Sunday and throughout next week.
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France experienced more violent thunderstorms overnight particularly in the north and east of the country.
Orages dans le Bas-Rhin: un torrent de boue déplace voitures et abri de jardin pic.twitter.com/uLr55ncVTV
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) June 1, 2018
Torrent de boue à #Gougenheim. Reportage à 12h30 sur RTL pic.twitter.com/mtUe5YWrKy
— Yannick Olland (@RTL_Alsace) June 1, 2018
In Alsace, 40 mms of rain fell in an hour and up to 9000 lightning flashes were recorded. In the Pas-de-Calais, up to 50 mms of rain fell in a few minutes.
This left many in the area dealing with the mudslides and flooding caused by the storms.
Gougenheim ravagé par une coulée de boue : "Un torrent traversait notre appartement" https://t.co/tuKwkC74qQ via @europe1
— The Masked Zebra (@Chris_Fisseux) June 1, 2018
#Orage #Alsace Degzts impressionnants à #Gougenheim @ITA6768 @msa6768 pic.twitter.com/l0dhzbLMWh
— Philippe Vogel (@Philouvogel) June 1, 2018
This month of May has been the stormiest on record in France for the past 20 years with over 200,000 lightning flashes recorded.
Nuit d'orage en Alsace : gros dégâts, coulées de boue et inondationshttps://t.co/vBOHQDKccw pic.twitter.com/abdgTGGfQj
— France 3 Alsace (@F3Alsace) June 1, 2018
More stormy weather is expected on Sunday and throughout next week.
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