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Orange Storm Warnings Continue Across Eastern France as Recovery Efforts Intensify

After peaking at 26 departments on Sunday, orange warnings have been scaled back in the north-east with crews working on road clearance alongside power line repairs.

Météo en France : le bulletin du 21/07 avec La Chaîne Météo
Météo en France : le bulletin du 21/07 avec La Chaîne Météo
Météo en France : le bulletin du 21/07 avec La Chaîne Météo
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Overview

  • Alerts have eased in the north-east with Meuse, Haute-Marne, Côte-d’Or and Saône-et-Loire dropped from vigilance, while flood warnings remain in Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
  • Fire brigades in the Jura conducted over 130 interventions overnight and utility crews are working to restore power to more than 6,100 households cut off by winds up to 105 km/h.
  • One person died and another was severely injured in Saône-et-Loire after roof-work accidents, while two people suffered serious injuries and three sustained minor wounds in Savoie when a tree fell on their vehicle.
  • Sunday’s convective system unleashed hail and intense lightning, with Météo-France reporting peak gusts of 120 km/h in Savoie and widespread damage to infrastructure.
  • Météo-France warns that residual showers and unstable conditions could trigger localized flash floods and falling branches in the coming hours.