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Orange Rain-flood Warning issued for France - Var

Meteoalarm issued an orange rain-flood warning for Var, France, with severe severity and likely certainty. The warning is listed as future, from 2026-10-06 22:00 UTC to 2026-10-07 22:00 UTC.

Bridge bridge on the D3 road over the Gard or Gardon river (not the Alzon river) at Collias, Gard departement, France. View upstream from the left bank. This bridge links the avenue du Pont in Collias (left bank, north-west side of the river, here on the right handside of the picture) and avenue Joliclerc in La Torte (right bank, south-east side of the river, here on the left handside of the picture). The Alzon river reaches the Gardon river immediately on our left, on the left bank.
Illustrative image: Bridge bridge on the D3 road over the Gard or Gardon river (not the Alzon river) at Collias, Gard departement, France. View upstream from the left bank. This bridge links the avenue du Pont in Collias (left bank, north-west side of the river, here on the right handside of the picture) and avenue Joliclerc in La Torte (right bank, south-east side of the river, here on the left handside of the picture). The Alzon river reaches the Gardon river immediately on our left, on the left bank. — Henk Monster/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
7/10

Why it matters

The warning identifies a severe rain-flood threat in Var, but the source provides no further impact details.

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