Detailed Locations:
Southern France - Rhone valley - Marseilles and Lyon areas. Bouches-du-Rhone region. Vacluse, Ardeche, Charlieu, Avignon, Orange. Herault, Gard, Arles, Ardeche.

Rivers:
Rhone river and tributaries, Herault river, Tarn river. Upper Loire river

Comments:
200 mm rain in Rhone Valley and Marseilles area since Dec 1. Flood debris close 2 nuclear power plants in Ardeche and Drome regions. Marseille - France's second largest city - declared a natural disaster zone.
December 3 - Rhone river level was at 6.42 metres, its highest recorded level. Dike breach in Arles on December 4. December 5 - Floods recede in Marseille area but continue in Herault. December 8 - town of Arles still partially inundated.
MODIS observation of high levels in the lower Rhone river and delta on December 4 and 7.
MODIS observation of high levels on the upper Loire river on December 7.