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France-Italy Train Services Suspended After Severe Storms
- Train services between France and Italy are suspended for "at least several days" due to severe storms, according to the French national operator SNCF.
- Mud buildup on tracks in the Maurienne Valley has prompted the suspension of traffic since 3 PM on Monday, according to SNCF.
- The storms caused flooding in Modane, damaging the town but not resulting in casualties.
- The high-speed train service linking Paris with northern Italy had just reopened in March 2025 after a previous closure due to landslides.
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Due to the heat, severe storms have caused damage in the communes of Fourneaux, Modane and Saint-Colomban-des-Villards in the Maurienne valley.
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After the violent thunderstorms that hit the valley of the Maurienne, in the French Alps, the French railway company Sncf has announced the suspension at least for a few days of the railway traffic between Paris and Milan. The circulation of the trains is read in the notice on the site of Sncf Sncf is interrupted between Modane and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne for several days because of mud flows on the tracks. The TGV connection with Italy is there…
The traffic has been interrupted since 5 p.m. on Monday following severe thunderstorms following the heat wave which have caused large mud flows over the tracks of the Modane Le train station.
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