The info not to be missed
Watch out for the whims of the sky.
Ten departments in eastern France have been placed on orange vigilance by Météo France.
Six are due to the risk of flooding: these are the Aisne, the Ardennes, the Marne, the Meuse, the Meurthe-et-Moselle and the Vosges.
Four others are put on alert for rains and floods: Haute-Marne, Haute-Saône, Doubs and Jura.
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Already, the rains have been abundant in places in recent days.
Between Tuesday and Wednesday, it fell more than 100 mm locally in the Indre, or more than 100 liters per square meter due to Berndt, the name of the cold drop found in France and which caused a depression.
In Germany, at least 19 people have died from heavy rains.
Also to remember
Vaccination: always massive appointments.
Wednesday, two days after the announcement of the extension of the health pass by Emmanuel Macron, 430,000 French people made an appointment to be vaccinated on the Doctolib platform. This is less than the previous two days (900,000 Monday and 1.3 million Tuesday respectively), but it is very high for a public holiday. The average time between making an appointment and the day of the injection rises sharply, to 18 days.
The UN warning.
Towards collateral damage from the Covid-19 pandemic? WHO fears major delays in immunizing children if the health crisis continues and health restrictions are lifted too quickly. "In 2021, we have the potential for an absolute disaster to occur," warns Dr Kate O'Brien, director of the vaccination department at the World Health Organization in Geneva. The pandemic has forced resources and personnel to be diverted to the fight against Covid, while many healthcare services have had to close or reduce their hours.
Due to the # COVID19 pandemic, 2⃣3⃣ million children 👦👧 missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunization services in 2020, increasing by 3.7 million and the highest number since 2009.
More data from WHO & @UNICEF 👉https: //t.co / bt6n7OAQrq pic.twitter.com/lHnnrbYvPn
- World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 15, 2021
Macron resumes his tour of France.
After a break marked by the health management of the Covid-19 crisis, the Head of State is returning to the field.
He is expected this Thursday around Pau to follow the mountain stage of the Tour de France rallying Luz Ardiden, in the race director's car.
On Friday, he will travel to the town of Bagnères-de-Bigorre (Hautes-Pyrénées) to visit a factory that manufactures railway equipment for a Spanish manufacturer.
The unexpected info
Metro or war memorial? The final work of a line in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) will soon be launched, except that the future François-Verdier station is supposed to be just below the ... monument to the dead of the Pink City, one of the landmarks in particular during demonstrations. Three scenarios have been studied to avoid any risk of damage to the building dating from 1928: reinforce the monument, completely dismantle it to reassemble it after the work is finished, or otherwise mount it on a rail to move it and put back in place. “There is no question of moving it. We are touching the history of Toulouse, ”assures Jean-Michel Lattes, president of Tisséo Collectivités and Tisséo Ingénierie, and also deputy mayor. Answer expected "in November".
