Accordingly, the Ministry of Ecological Transition’s head Agnès Pannier-Runacher posted on social media that citizens must be cautious before a meteorological phenomenon that will be locally impacting the country until the early hours of Thursday.

The state of red alert, the highest on France, is in force in Seine-et-Marne due to the flooding of the Grand-Morin river, while the orange alert applies for gusts, rainfalls and flooding in over a third of the 96 departments of metropolitan France.

Authorities in Seine-et-Marne banned outdoor activities and the public train company SNCF suspended several services in the southwest of the country.

Preliminary assessments report that current rainfall accumulation in cities and communes are equivalent to those occurring in days or weeks.

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