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Will warm and wet weather continue in France?
State forecaster Météo France has provided spring predictions
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French weekend weather forecast March 7 - 8: sun in north, rain in south-west
Temperatures set to remain above seasonal highs
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Brittany and western France to see more Saharan sand deposits
Particles will combine with rainfall to be visible on buildings and cars
Tide turns Mont-Saint-Michel into an island
Video shows how French World Heritage site was cut off from the mainland for several hours
High tides temporarily turned Mont-Saint-Michel in France into an island on Monday.
VIDEO: Mont-Saint-Michel island cut off during extremely high tide.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 20, 2020
Such a high tide is a rare phenomenon - in the space of a few hours water even covers the raised bridge connecting the UNESCO World Heritage Site to the outside world pic.twitter.com/mgTtWmI3Zq
The phenomenon, which can take place up to 20 times a year, saw the World Heritage site cut off from the mainland for several hours, as the 760m curving bridge - opened in 2014 - to the island flooded, as it is designed to do.
