
The department placed on alert from 4 p.m. Thursday November 12, the height of the water in Corte increasing from 80 cm to more than 9 meters in a few hours
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The department of Haute-Corse was placed on orange flood alert from 4 p.m., Thursday, November 12, due to the passage of the Charles depression. Météo-France cites turbulent weather in the south-east of France, occasional significant accumulations of rain and strong winds in Corsica.
The south of France and Corsica are facing bad weather as the Charles depression passes. The Haute-Corse department has been placed on orange flood alert from 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, Météo-France announced. The alert concerns more precisely the surroundings of the Tavignano river, which passes notably through Corte to the west coast of the island. Météo-France justifies this shift to vigilance by the "agitated weather" in the south-east of France, with "occasionally significant accumulations of rain" and a "strong wind" in Corsica.
A “high flood for the season” in Haute-Corse. On the Tavignano river, a “strong rapid rise [is] expected in the afternoon until the evening, high flood for the season”, specifies the Vigicrues website. According to measurements available on Vigicrues, the height of the water at the Corte station increased from 80 cm at noon to more than 9 meters at 3 p.m. “This flood will spread downstream and should cause damaging overflows from this Thursday afternoon across the entire river,” warns the government service.
Residents should stay away from the Tavignano River. Faced with the ongoing bad weather in Haute-Corse, the prefecture "strictly" prohibits residents from approaching the river. The municipalities affected by the rising water levels are Corte, Poggio-di-Venaco, Riventosa, Venaco, Altiani, Piedicorte-di-Gaggio, Antisanti and Aleria.
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Damaging overflows are expected to occur across the entire Tavignano river from Thursday afternoon.
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The Haute-Corse department is placed on orange flood alert by Météo-France this Thursday, November 12. A significant flood is expected on the Tavignano river, with damaging overflows expected from the afternoon.