Bad weather and floods

Boulogne, November 19. Following violent storms, the bodies of two fishermen from the village of Equinen were washed up by the sea on the beach of Chatillon.
The Boulogne trawler Alice brought back a man from its crew who had had a leg broken by the violence of the waves.

Nevers, November 19. The Loire, which had been rising for three days, has risen from its bed today, rising by one meter or more in the last few hours, the river is one meter higher. The flood is expected to persist.

Chalon-sur-Saône, November 19. The Saône is once again in flood, following the continuous rains of last week. In the past 24 hours, the river has jumped one meter. It will continue to rise by two centimeters per hour, from Auxonne to Chalon. We expect a flood of some importance, because the Doubs, a tributary of the Saône, rises four centimeters per hour at Neublans.

Victim of the storm
Doual, November 19. At the Luyot level crossing, near Douai, a 9-year-old child, Anthime Boudard, was hit by a train that he had not heard coming due to the violence of the storm. The unfortunate child, killed instantly, was picked up by his mother.