"Crue Générale" in France: when Soils No Longer Play the Role of Sponge

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France faces a situation of "generalised flood" due to an unprecedented level of soil saturation, a phenomenon first linked to the accumulation of exceptional rains over the past two months and which can be influenced by human factors linked in particular to waterproofing.

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The phenomenon of "generalisedcrue" that affects France exceeds "all (the) records", said Saturday to the AFP the director of the Vigicrues service, saying not to wait for "return to normal for the next days...