1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood

When

27 Dec 1999

Kind

Event

Coordinates

45.26° N, 0.69° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood.

A day after Cyclone Lothar, Cyclone Martin causes additional damage throughout France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy, including an emergency due to flooding at the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant.

1999 flooding of the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant

The 1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood was a flood that took place on the evening of December 27, 1999. It was caused when a combination of the tide and high winds from the extratropical storm Martin led to overwhelming of the seawalls of the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant in France.

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