Meteorological or hydrological events

This government plan, prepared under the direction of the High Commission for National Protection (Haut-Commissariat à la protection nationale, HCPN), explains how the government responds to an actual or potential crisis due to one or more of the following meteorological or hydrological events:

  • Wind
  • Rain
  • Snow or freezing rain
  • Storm
  • Flash floods
  • Heat
  • Cold
  •  Flooding

Each of the above weather conditions is divided into two vigilance levels:

  • the orange vigilance level;
  • and the red vigilance level.

 

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