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Romain Goguelin

Four French departments remain on red alert as Storm Pedro brings more flooding

Four departments in western France remained on red alert for flooding on Wednesday as Storm Pedro moved in, with a further nine under orange alert for rain and flooding.

Charente-Maritime, Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne and Maine-et-Loire are the worst-affected areas, with France's national flood monitoring service reporting that soil moisture has reached its highest level since records began in 1959.

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