Three individuals have died after extreme thunderstorms prompted flooding within the Var area of southeastern France, based on reviews.
The rain has additionally prompted widespread injury as Meteo-France, the nation’s nationwide climate company, positioned the area below an orange alert for rain, flooding and thunderstorms, French broadcaster BFM TV reported.
Two of those that died have been an aged couple who have been of their automotive because it was swept away by floodwaters within the seaside city of Le Lavandou, France 24 reported.
In the meantime, the gendarmerie mentioned round 2.30pm native time (1:30pm UK time) that an individual had been discovered drowned of their car within the commune of Vidauban.
Le Lavandou and the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas have been significantly laborious hit by the storms.
Gil Bernardi, mayor of Le Lavandou, mentioned throughout a press convention: “The roads, the bridges, the paving stones, there is no more electricity, water, or wastewater treatment plant. The shock is significant because the phenomenon is truly violent and incomprehensible.
“As we converse, a whole a part of the commune is inaccessible.”
Energy and water outages have been additionally reported within the city of Cavaliere the place 250mm of rain fell within the area of 1 hour.
A car parking zone collapsed within the city, and dozens of individuals have been rescued, based on the authorities.
Round 200 firefighters and 35 gendarmes have reportedly been responding to the floods in Var.
Meteo-France had recorded cumulative rainfall exceeding 10cm as of 10am native time.
