The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Authorities put the Seine-et-Marne département in the Paris suburbs on red alert for flooding – the highest weather warning level – as heavy rain swelled the Grand Morin river The Eur-et-Loire département was also placed on red alert for flooding on Thursday afternoon Five further départements remain on orange alert for flooding on Thursday; Meurthe-et-Moselle a storm swell in the Mediterranean off the Hérault port of Sète killing one amateur sailor and putting another in hospital in critical condition an estimated 64,000 properties in the south of the country were also left without power network supplier Enedis told AFP - by mid-afternoon 48,000 households remained without power Several départements reported roads cut off by floodwaters Trains have been cancelled or delayed in several regions on Thursday due to “strong winds and heavy rains that have caused flooding and trees falling onto the tracks” adding that staff had been working since Wednesday to clear tracks to allow services to resume several motorways were flooded in Ile-de-France Sytadin reported: access to the A1 from the A3 towards the provinces was closed to traffic at Roissy-en-France (Val-d’Oise) The A3 was also flooded in the Paris direction Several national roads are closed for an indefinite period Sytadin recorded 350km of cumulative traffic jams in the Paris region Après le gouvernement, c'est l'Assemblée qui prend l'eau ! pic.twitter.com/ecySwZCByZ “traffic is disrupted on RER E” and that “the TER Vallée de la Marne is interrupted beyond Meaux” School transport was suspended on Thursday in Yvelines due to flooding which has affected ‘many roads’ in the department the weather has affected coastal towns such as Pornic The prefecture announced on Wednesday the evacuation of a senior residence and its 90 residents in Saint-Brévin-les-Pins a section of the ring road was flooded on Wednesday evening the part of the eastern ring road outside between Porte de la Beaujoire and Porte de la Chapelle remained closed After an emergency response meeting in Paris last night Energy and Ecological Transition Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher told journalists the government was mobilising ‘all state services’ and urged citizens to be careful “These episodes will have a tendency to recur We’re living at a time when climate change is making itself felt in concrete ways in our daily lives,” she said Some 35,000 households lost electricity in the worst-hit department of Pyrenees-Atlantiques with a clutch of other departments in the south-west and central east of the country also affected The storm dumped about a month’s worth of rain on a swathe of the country Accumulations following the passage of Storm Kirk have reached record levels in the last 24 hours According to Thursday morning readings from Météo-France 137mm of water fell on the village of Peïra-Cava (Alpes-Maritimes) The Longchamps weather station in Paris also recorded 72mm of precipitation and Plessis-Gassot in Val-d'Oise Portugal’s civil protection authority reported more than 1,300 incidents overnight three-quarters of which involved fallen trees in the north of the country as Kirk passed The storm also cut power to more than 300,000 households Spanish weather officials issued an orange alert for the north and northwest of the country warning of winds of up to 140km/h in the Asturias region reported some roads blocked by mudslides and fallen trees in urban areas Please log in here to leave a comment A quiet revolution has taken place at this St-Julien fourth growth who recently tasted a decade of its vintages Premium members can read Jane's full analysis and tasting notes on recent vintages below but you know the one about Château Beychevelle being named because of the ‘baisse la voile’ legend when all ships passing in front of the estate in the 16th century had to lower their sails in honour of then-owner Duc d’Epernon Recent Premium articles that you may also like:  or urbex is the activity of visiting places built and abandoned by man A chateau listed as a historic monument since 1963 which is quietly falling into disrepair in the heart of a Parisian suburban village Undoubtedly the best-known spot in Paris for keen explorers of abandoned places The Petite Ceinture is accessible from several arrondissements but the most popular photos are taken in the 14th arrondissement judging by the size of the building and the stunning view of the Eiffel Tower the location can’t be that hard to find An abandoned supermarket turned cradle of Parisian street art The Jardin d’agronomie tropicale is located at the very end of the Bois de Vincennes there are still a few abandoned buildings dating back to the 1907 colonial exhibition  Villa Bela Kiss is a pseudonym attributed by fans ofurbex enthusiasts enthusiasts who want to keep thesecret address And with good reason: it’s a gem for urban explorers it’s an imposing building surrounded by wild vegetation you’ll still find some original furniture and objects Banner photo: Avenue de Saint-Ouen station @petiteceintureparis on instagram