La tempête de 1999 en Charente Maritime | Archive INA

Subscribe http://bit.ly/inasociete December 29, 1999 Report from Charente-Maritime, in the Gironde estuary, where the violent storm that raged two days ago caused a sudden rise in sea level, similar to a tidal wave, devastating fields and farms, which are further isolated by the river's flooding. The army has been called in to clear roads and help restore power. Unusual aerial footage of isolated, flooded farms and a grounded cargo ship; interviews with farmer Laurent Guérin and Sergeant Major Jean Beausoleil. On-site report with special correspondent Olivier Galzi. INA archive footage. National Audiovisual Institute http://www.ina.fr Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... #INA #Science