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French weekly weather forecast March 30 - April 3: chilly with rain for most areas
Weather is set to change on Saturday to give a calm and sunny Easter Sunday
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Winds over 150km/h cause damage across south-east France
Trees uprooted and swimming pool roof blown away during Storm Deborah
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French weekend weather outlook March 28 - 29: cool with some rain
Temperatures below average and risk of morning frosts persists
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.
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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.
