MAP: What are France’s high risk ‘Seveso’ sites and where are they? Why are the sites called ‘Seveso’ and which region has the most sites nationwide?
Explainer: What are Seveso risk sites and where are they in France? There are over 1,300 French chemical plants or other sites classed under EU directives as posing a particular risk to the surrounding environment
Explosion at Dordogne chemical factory: low pollution risk for locals Authorities responding at the Bergerac site have said that there was greater risk ‘in the explosion itself than the pollution it could create’
news Tests on farm food near Rouen plant fire 'reassuring' Analysis on further samples could clear way for harvests to take place
Another French chemical factory shut in security alert A chemical factory of the same kind as the Rouen site that caught fire last week - just four kilometres away - has been closed for security reasons today, as controversy over the original fire grows.
French city on alert after chemical plant blast Schools closed and residents warned to stay indoors after explosion at factory that produces toxic chemicals
