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| THE STORM OF DECEMBER 1999
WHICH SAVAGED BROSSAC AND THE SOUTH WEST COASTLINE OF FRANCE |
| On 26th December 1999 storms by the names of Lothar hit Brossac and the south west coast of France and the French goverment declared a natural catastrophe across two-thirds of the country, 6000 troops were mobilized to help clear the debris and deliver esential supplies to the citizens who has been battered by the worst storms in decades. The French goverment set aside 25 million euros in aid for the worst hit regions which included the south west coastline of France. Thousands of utility workers cut short thier holidays to help restore power to over a million homes that were spending thier holidays by candel light. More than 400,000 French homes had no telephone services and many rural villages were without drinking water. French television reported that 259 sq kilometers of wood land had been destroyed. |
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