Three People Have Died in Storms, Flooding in Southern France
Authorities said the floods caused major damage, disrupted transport and forced dozens into emergency shelters as another storm approached western France.
- At least three people died and one remained missing in Var as severe storms and flooding battered southern France, local authorities confirmed late Wednesday.
- Intense rainfall and high winds caused "major damage" across Bouches-du-Rhone, Var, and Corsica as flash flooding swept through towns and villages in the region.
- Casualties included a 75-year-old man who died in Istres on Tuesday after his car was swept away by floodwaters, and two women, aged 26 and 86, in Lan.
- Jacques Witkowski, prefect of Bouches-du-Rhone, stated "The water has risen to unprecedented levels" as dozens of residents in Mouries and Saint-Martin-de-Crau moved into emergency shelters.
- Meteo France warned that Storm Austen is expected to bring heavy winds across the northwest starting Thursday as it approaches from Ireland following the southern flooding.
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