This aerial photograph shows the Cadillac-sur-Garonne flooded by the Garonne river, south-western France, on February 16, 2026. The flood alert system in France has been working at a record pace as relentless rain over the past month has saturated soils, the head of the agency told AFP on February 14, 2026. "For 30 days we have been in continuous orange or red alert somewhere on the national territory," Lucie Chadourne-Facon, director of Vigicrues, told AFP, referring to the two highest alert levels. (Photo by Thomas BERNARDI / AFP)
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