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One Dead in Brittany as Torrential Rains Lash Southeast France and Disrupt Travel

Record‑intensity downpours triggered flash floods, prompting a large emergency response with a gradual return of power and transport.

Overview

  • Météo‑France lifted most orange alerts in the southeast overnight, with warnings persisting into early Monday in the Var and the Côtes‑d’Armor.
  • A 55‑year‑old woman died in Ploumagoar near Guingamp after entering a flooded road, according to the Côtes‑d’Armor prefecture.
  • Measured totals set local benchmarks: up to 127 mm in Avignon, about 92 mm in under an hour in Aix‑en‑Provence, 94 mm in one hour in Toulon, and 148.5 mm in 24 hours at Le Castellet.
  • Transport and infrastructure were hit across the region, with flight diversions and dozens of cancellations at MarseilleProvence, TER lines disrupted, the Toulon tunnel and station closed, and the RD 902 in Ubaye shut after a torrent overflow.
  • Power cuts peaked at about 50,000 customers in the Var and around 10,000 at times in Vaucluse and Bouches‑du‑Rhône, while emergency services reported 250–300 interventions per department and sports fixtures including OM–PSG (now Monday 20:00) and ToulonLa Rochelle were postponed.