After having swept over western France, the ALEX storm led to an exceptional Mediterranean rainfall event which hit the "Alpes Maritimes" region during the night of the 2nd to 3rd October 2020. The rainfall accumulations observed on 12 to 24 hours durations were unique in this region, with a record of 663mm in 24h (EDF raingauge, Les...
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The Alex storm caused particularly catastrophic floods in the Roya, Tinée and Vésubie valleys(south-eastern France) on 2 October 2020. This event will certainly serve as a reference for floodrisk management in the future and it is important to document it as far as possible, in order topreserve its memory and enable further studies. Different...
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