Get out the raincoats – Seven departments in central France remain on orange alert Thursday morning for thunderstorms and heavy rain in the morning, Météo-France announced.
Early September was rainy in the south of France. On Thursday, storms produced totals of around 40 to 80 mm, locally 100 to 140 mm with peaks of 180 mm in the east of the Var.
In Marseille, heavy rainfall forced the organizers of the Delta festival, where Justice, Julien Granel and Caravan Palace were due to play, to cancel the first evening, “to guarantee everyone’s safety,” its organizers announced on Instagram.
The festival will open on Thursday at 4 p.m. and will last until Sunday, they assured.
Thunderstorms and heavy rains
On the Côte d’Azur, a large lightning strike hit a stone cross on the dome of the Basilica of Saint-Raphaël (Var), firefighters told AFP. This cross fell onto the public highway but caused no injuries, they added.
Seven departments in central France remain on orange alert Thursday morning for thunderstorms and heavy rain in the morning, Météo-France announced. The departments of Yonne, Nièvre, Saône-et-L(…) - 20minutes
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