At least 13 dead in French Riviera storms
- 9 years ago
At least 13 people died when storms caused severe flooding on the French Riviera, authorities said Sunday.
President Francois Hollande's office said in a statement that the victims were found dead in the towns of Cannes, Biot, Golfe-Juan and Mandelieu-la-Napoule in the southeast of the country, following severe weather Saturday night.
Three people drowned in a retirement home after a river burst its banks and five are thought to have died when they tried to park their cars, Agence France-Presse reported.
Local radio France Bleu-Azur reported that more than 6.7 inches of rain fell in the Cannes area in the space of two hours.
President Francois Hollande's office said in a statement that the victims were found dead in the towns of Cannes, Biot, Golfe-Juan and Mandelieu-la-Napoule in the southeast of the country, following severe weather Saturday night.
Three people drowned in a retirement home after a river burst its banks and five are thought to have died when they tried to park their cars, Agence France-Presse reported.
Local radio France Bleu-Azur reported that more than 6.7 inches of rain fell in the Cannes area in the space of two hours.