Rain and flood alerts continue in south and east of france, schools closed

HEIGHTENED ALERTS ARE IN PLACE IN FIVE DEPARTMENTS Heightened weather alerts remain in place across the south and east of France this morning after heavy rain began overnight.  State

forecaster Météo France placed 11 departments on a heightened tier-three orange alert for heavy rain / flash flooding yesterday (October 7), with warnings coming into force overnight.  These

warnings have remained in place in five of the affected departments – Ain, Isère Jura, Hautes-Alpes, and Alpes Maritimes – today and will remain in place until late afternoon.  > Pour 

mardi 08 octobre 2024 : > 🟠 5 départements en Vigilance orange >  > Pour mercredi 09 octobre 2024 : > 🟠 19 départements en Vigilance orange >  > Restez prudents et informés

 :https://t.co/JGz4rTUvHP > pic.twitter.com/xxI4mDejhO > — VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) October 8, 2024 Elsewhere, lower tier-two warnings are present across the north-west in

Normandy, Brittany, and around Paris, as a bout of storms hits these regions.  Residents in departments facing tier-three orange alerts should be extremely vigilant when going outside, stay

indoors where possible, and keep up to date with local weather announcements. Read more: What action is advised with different Météo France weather warnings Warnings may increase as the

passage of the storm progresses. The storm is expected to intensify throughout the day before dying down in the late afternoon and moving across the Swiss/Italian borders. Read more: What to

do (and not do) during heavy rain and flood alerts in France PUBLIC BUILDINGS CLOSED IN THE SOUTH-EAST Exceptionally heavy rain is set to fall between the early morning and afternoon; up to

100mm in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur (PACA) region, eastern mountains, and the Rhône Valley, and up to 200mm in the Cévennes mountains and parts of the Massif Central.  The equivalent of

up to one month’s worth of rain is expected to fall in less than 24 hours in parts of these areas. Strong winds of nearly 100 km/h may also hit some areas, with hail also expected in the

south and parts of the south-west near the Mediterranean coastline. > 🟠 ⛈️ #VigilanceOrange #PluieInondation sur plusieurs > départements du sud-est et du centre-est, à compter de ce 

lundi > soir et jusqu’à demain. >  > Des pluies orageuses sont attendues sur une grande partie du > territoire, avec de forts cumuls par endroits. >  > 👉 

https://t.co/C9iztZ95LA pic.twitter.com/dAXPSzNJXC > — Météo-France (@meteofrance) October 7, 2024 Consequently, local authorities have taken action to protect local residents, with

flooding and disruptions likely.  In Nice and the wider Alpes-Maritimes department, the prefecture has closed all schools and crèches today, and asked people to remain indoors where

possible. > 🟠@meteofrance place le département des Alpes-Maritimes en > Vigilance Orange "pluie-inondation" > à partir de cette nuit de lundi 7 à mardi 8 octobre dès 3h du

> matin. > 👉Le Préfet a décidé la fermeture de tous les établissements > scolaires : crèches, écoles, collèges et lycées, ce… > pic.twitter.com/10xygLQLNC > — Préfet des 

Alpes-Maritimes🇫🇷 (@prefet06) October 7, 2024 Schools were closed in the department last year, also in October, when it faced a tier-four red alert (the highest possible) for heavy rain. In

addition, parks, museums, cemeteries and sports centres have also been closed in Nice, as well as in Antibes. You can keep up to date with all weather alerts via the Météo France website.

These warnings are likely to change throughout the day as weather conditions progress.