Bad weather. Firefighters from Savoie went to the Rhône and Haute-Loire in support

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Ardèche, Loire, Haute-Loire, Rhône or even Paris… the day of Thursday October 17, 2024 was marked by very strong bad weather in several French departments. Rare images of highways completely submerged under water, or city centers of municipalities which become real rivers.

One person even lost his life in Paris, hit by a falling tree.

In Savoy, the situation was rather calm. A twenty firefighters therefore left to help neighboring departments.

Support for Givors and Rives-de Gier

So that you have an idea of ​​the quantity of water, here are some images collected by our colleagues from Actu Lyon and Actu Saint-Etienne of the situation in the Rhône.

So it’s understandable that local firefighters need help. To do this, 6 Savoyards from the water rescue team went to the Rhône in Givors.

A “flood” group of 13 firefighters and 5 vehicles is mobilized not far from there in the Loire at Rive-de Gier.

On this Friday, October 18, the red flood alerts were canceled by Météo France. However, significant damage has been noted in these areas.

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