Three People Have Died in Storms, Flooding in Southern France
Authorities said storms brought high winds and flash flooding, leaving dozens in shelters and forcing a major cleanup across several southern departments.
- 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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From Occitanie to Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, a violent Mediterranean episode caused exceptional floods. These phenomena are increasing as a result of global warming.Three people died in the bad weather that hit the Bouches-du-Rhône on Tuesday, according to a new assessment communicated Wednesday evening by the prefecture, bringing to four dead and one missing the balance of the violent weather that struck the southeast at the beginning of the w…
Heavy storms in the south-east of the country have caused several deaths. Many roads are under water. Still a person is missing.
4 People Die as Storms, Flooding Hit Southern France
At least four people have died in storms and flooding in southern France, authorities said late on Wednesday, as western regions braced for another storm approaching from Ireland. Dozens of people moved to emergency shelters in Mouries and Saint-Martin-de-Crau — two small towns between Montpellier and Marseille — and at least one person was injured, officials said Roads and train lines in the area were disrupted, Transport Minister Philippe Ta…
For several days severe storms have raged in France. The authorities report "never seen" river levels in the south-east of the country, whole neighborhoods are flooded. In the coastal region of Bouches-du-Rhône and in Corsica several people are killed in the water masses.
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