Parts of southwest France remained on the alert of the ‘orange’ climate after a Easter weekend marked by heavy rains and floods that several campsites saw evacuated.
Five departments in South -West France – Charente -Maritime, Charente, Dordagne, Corrèze and Gironde – were Tuesday in the warning of the ‘Orange’ climate of France, which is the second highest alert, for floods.
According to the Government’s flood warning service, Vigi, as of Tuesday, the main rivers related to floods were Dronne, Isle and Vézère. You can keep up with the latest on the Vigicrues website.
Vigicrues noticed that the areas affected along the Donne River are those of the departments of Charente, Charente-Maritime, Dordagne, Gironde and Haute-Vienne.
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As for the isle river, it is the departments of Dordoña and Gironde, while the Viser River could cause more floods in the departments of Corrèze et Dordagne.
Folder or flood areas, ashes or Tuesday (April 22). Credit: Viggia.
Vigicrues said that “flood peaks have been reached in all ‘upstream’ rivers below the orange alert, with the water levels that begin to go back.
“However, the flood is extending to the lower island, where water levels are increasing. In the lower dronne, the levels will continue to increase today in the co -house area (in the department of Gironde).” As such, it is possible that more floods continue on Tuesday.
The flood was during the weekend, after the region experienced rain and thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday, which led to floods along the rivers, Vézère, Dronne, isle and Auvázer.
Bordeaux saw record rain on Saturday, with 42.7 mm or rain thrown into the city in just 24 hours on Saturday, the regional newspaper Sudueest reported.
Meanwhile, eight campsites in the department of Dordoña had to be evacuated, according to Franceinfo.
The isle river, which passed through Périgux, reached a peak of 3.43 million from Monday to Tuesday night, breaking the previous record of 3.37 million since 1993. Franceinfo reported that since Sunday, there have been 138 evacuations in Dordongonne.
This photograph shows closed restaurants after the overflow of the “time” river in Montignac-Llascaux, southwest of France, on April 21, 2025. (Photo of Romain Perrocheau / AFP)
What about the interruption of the trip?
Several roads closed over the weekend, and many remained blocked Tuesday morning.
France Bleu reported that the ‘department’ roads in the department Gironde, such as RD 255 and RD 136, in the upper area of Gironde, near Braud-Et Saint-Louis, were closed.
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The RD 254Toward Anglad and the Eyrans also closed, with an established diversion. In the Libourne area, the RD247E3 and the RD247 were Cloesd, as well as the RD120 in Savignac-Sur-Isle.
These roads can reopen on Tuesday, you can pay attention to the Gironde.f website for more updates.
In Dordagne, local authorities warned the residents located near the island that remain inside and limit trips, with 13 still closed weak paths.
After several traffic accidents on the weekend, local authorities have continued to warn motorists who conduct precisely and pay attention to road signage, especially if it indicates that a section of the road is closed.
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