France: Helicopter evacuates vehicles following flooding near Ailefroide

Sep 24, 2026

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Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Vehicle owners, technicians and officials gather at the Ailefroide landing area before the helicopter operation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Vehicle owners and operation staff wait beside parked cars at the Ailefroide landing area. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France The Saint-Pierre torrent flows through a wide bed of rocks and debris beside the damaged access road. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France The RD204T is cut by the torrent and covered with rocks after the flood. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France The helicopter flies low above Ailefroide after a vehicle transport rotation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France The helicopter flies above the valley with the lifting frame suspended below. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France The flood-damaged RD204T winds through the narrow mountain valley below the Ecrins peaks. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Technicians secure lifting slings around a white van before its evacuation by helicopter. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Residents and officials watch the helicopter land at Ailefroide after the vehicle evacuation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France People watch the helicopter approach the Ailefroide landing area. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France People watch the helicopter approach the Ailefroide landing area during the vehicle evacuation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France People walk across the rocks and debris deposited beside the destroyed RD204T. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Onlookers watch a car descend toward the Ailefroide landing area. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Gendarmes observe the helicopter crew gathered beside the aircraft at Ailefroide. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Gaelle Moreau, mayor of Vallouise-Pelvoux, stands near the Ailefroide landing area after the vehicle evacuation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Gaelle Moreau, mayor of Vallouise-Pelvoux, stands beside a helicopter crew member at Ailefroide. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Gaelle Moreau, mayor of Vallouise-Pelvoux, speaks with people beside the helicopter at Ailefroide. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Gaelle Moreau, mayor of Vallouise-Pelvoux, speaks with a helicopter crew member after the operation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Gaelle Moreau, mayor of Vallouise-Pelvoux, speaks beside a helicopter crew member after the vehicle evacuation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Gaelle Moreau, mayor of Vallouise-Pelvoux, poses in front of the helicopter used for the evacuation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France Broken slabs of asphalt lie among rocks where the flood destroyed the RD204T. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France An excavator works beside the damaged road near Ailefroide. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France An excavator loads flood debris into a truck during road clearance work. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A woman walks along a section of the RD204T buried under rocks, mud and fallen trees. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A woman stands beside the collapsed edge of the RD204T above the Saint-Pierre torrent. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A woman observes the debris deposited by the flood beside a surviving section of the RD204T. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A woman looks across the rocky channel carved through the RD204T by the flood. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A woman crosses the broken edge of the RD204T surrounded by flood debris. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A wide section of the RD204T has disappeared beneath flood debris. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A white van is transported through the air beneath the helicopter toward Ailefroide. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A white car descends in the lifting frame as photographers document the operation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A vehicle is carried beneath the helicopter above the Ailefroide road. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A silver car crosses the mountainside suspended beneath the helicopter. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A silver car approaches Ailefroide suspended beneath the helicopter. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A person walks along an isolated section of the RD204T beyond a deep washout. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A no-parking sign stands above the torrent and the destroyed road. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A helicopter carrying a vehicle flies above the rocks and debris left by the flood. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A helicopter carrying a vehicle flies above the flood-damaged valley. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A helicopter approaches carrying an empty lifting frame suspended beneath it. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A gendarmerie vehicle is parked beside machinery working on the damaged road. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A dark vehicle is transported beneath the helicopter high above the valley. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A dark van is silhouetted against the sky beneath the helicopter. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx
Vehicles Evacuated by Helicopter After Floods - France A dark van hangs vertically beneath the helicopter during its evacuation. Nine vehicles stranded at the Pre de Madame Carle were evacuated by helicopter after floods on August 28 destroyed several sections of the RD204T access road. Ailefroide, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes, France, September 24, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand ABACAPRESS.COM vallouise-pelvoux PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D AZUR France Copyright: xDurandxThibaut ABACAx

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