Corsica

Ferocious storm in Europe kills 8, causes travel disruptions

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABERFebruary 11, 2020 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Ferocious winds, with gusts over 200 kph (125 mph), lashed Corsica and whipped up a forest fire that flared overnight on the French Mediterranean island on Tuesday, after a storm with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains battered northern Europe for days, killing at least eight people and causing severe travel disruptions...

Beaches closed on the French Riviera due to oil pellets

October 17, 2018 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France's Ecology Ministry says pellets of oil have reached Mediterranean beaches near Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera ten days after two cargo ships collided north of the island of Corsica...