Haute-Corse entered an orange flood warning at 4 p.m. on Thursday 12 November after a rapid rise on the Tavignano River. For communities along the river, the immediate issue is not simply severe weather: Vigicrues says the flood is expected to move downstream and could cause damaging overflows from Thursday afternoon.
The warning covers areas around the Tavignano, including Corte and the river’s route toward Corsica’s west coast. Franceinfo, citing measurements available through Vigicrues, reported that water height at the Corte station rose from 80 centimetres at noon to more than nine metres at 3 p.m. Météo-France linked the episode to unsettled weather in southeastern France, including locally significant rainfall and strong winds in Corsica.
That reported rise makes the official alert a concrete public-safety development, rather than a routine weather notice. Vigicrues expects a rapid increase through the afternoon and evening and described the flood as strong for the season. Its warning that the flood will travel downstream means the relevant risk extends beyond the measurement point at Corte to riverbank areas along the Tavignano.
The evidence supports attention to the alert and to the potential for overflows; it does not support a disaster toll. The available report gives no information about the extent of any flooding already on the ground, road closures, evacuations, casualties or property damage. Those consequences should not be assumed while the warning remains in force.
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- franceinfo Tous titres · Source date: 2026-11-12
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