Eighteen departments across south and central France were under orange flood alerts on Friday, October 18, Meteo France said, but flooding was seen farther north, too, as video from the town of Epernon showed.News reports said that this was the second time Epernon was flooded “in just over a week.”The local mayor said that an emergency reception center had been reopened and was “ready to welcome residents in need”. Credit: Philippe HG via Storyful