6 November 2008
Floods in France
Posted by Dave Petley
France is currently suffering some terrible flooding that is also resulting in a serious threat of mudslides to the extent that some motorways (freeways) have had to be closed.
Although not really landslides, I felt I just had to show the following pictures of the Grangent reservoir on the Loire valley, which has trapped an extraordinary amount of debris washed down the river as a result of the rainfall:
Debris on the surface of the Grangent reservoir, France. From here.
More debris on the surface of the Grangent reservoir, France. Also from here.
There are also some fantastic pictures and videos, such as the image below, on this blog site (in French).