Red flood warnings will remain in place in France into Saturday, with floods that have swamped large parts of western France, including the town of Redon, not yet at their peak.

Parts of western France remained on the highest level of weather alert on Thursday, with hundreds evacuated and forecasters warning that the town of Redon, home to 10,000 people, could soon face record-breaking flooding.

More than 1,600 people have fled their homes in western France as a third major storm in a week brought record rainfall and extreme flooding .

Storm Herminia has unleashed downpours in western France, with parts of Brittany put on red weather alert Monday, while eight other French departments were put on orange alert for flooding, flash

Following heavy rainfall over the past few days, three of France's départements remain under red flood alert on Friday and Saturday. In the Île-de-France region, the situation is less critical, but Vigicrues has placed one département under orange vigilance for flood risk.

Drone visuals showed the extent of major flooding near the western French town of Redon on Thursday (Jan 30), as the floods were expected to reach a historic peak. Surrounded by rivers, the town, which is home to ten thousand people,

Residents in Brittany are being warned to take extreme precautions and stay inside as much as possible, as historic river flooding in the region is set to continue today (January 29).

Violent winds and torrential rain have hit western Europe, causing flooding in many regions, particularly in France, and leading to severe power outages in Ireland. View on euronews

Trois départements de l’ouest de la France ont été placés en vigilance rouge. L’état de catastrophe naturelle devrait bientôt être déclaré.

Vilaine. In Redon, the situation is critical with closed roads and disrupted traffic as water levels are still rising.

Parts of western France were placed on a red weather alert on Monday as storm Herminia brought flood levels not seen in decades.

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