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Tag Archives: floods
Le Chatelier, South Touraine ~ postcard of the ford crossing of the Brignon river
Here’s a lovely postcard image (c1920s) of the old ford crossing of the River Brignon at the village of Le Chatelier in the South Touraine. The metal bridge and embankments which are now in place were only constucted after the … Continue reading
Tours bridge keeps falling down, falling down, falling down!
A quick flick through the on-line official historical archives of the Touraine revealed that the old stone bridge of Tours was washed away on 9th April, 1978. And this was not the first time it had been destroyed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Loire River and Loire Basin, Tours
Tagged flooding, floods, French architecture, Loire, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Touraine History, Tours
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Why am I writing about flood prevention?
Why choose flood prevention as a blog topic? Well, for one there’s the fact of global warming (whether through human industrial and fossil fuel activity or as a result of bovine flatulence) which will raise sea levels. This will have … Continue reading
Posted in Loire River and Loire Basin
Tagged culverts, flood prevention, flooding, floods, IKEA, Loire, Loire nature, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Orleans, River Loire, Touraine
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The Loire in Flood
Anyone who lives in the Touraine will be aware of the variable level of the major rivers in the region; with a period of low water in summer and violent spates in spring and autumn. In the past these ‘spates’ … Continue reading
Posted in Loire River and Loire Basin
Tagged Blois, dikes, flooding, floods, Le Petit Journal, Loire, Loire nature, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, nuclear power, polders, Touraine, Touraine History
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