Pedestrians with umbrellas look at a flooded street du to the overflowing of the river La Nive in Bayonne, south-western France on October 17, 2024. According to French Minister for Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate, and Risk Prevention on October 17, 2024, the south of France is facing “three different weather episodes: a Cevenol episode in the Ardèche, a Mediterranean episode in the Alpes-Maritimes and a low-pressure system that is moving north from the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and could reach the Île-de-France region in the evening”. The Ardèche department, along with Rhône, Haute-Loire, Loire, Lozère and Alpes-Maritimes, have been placed on red alert for flooding or high water by Météo-France. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP)