France Flooding : Flash floods kill 15 in France

Category Europe, Featured | Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

At least 15 people have been killed and 12 are missing after flash floods caused by powerful storms in south-east France, regional officials said.

Unusually heavy rain in the Var region transformed streets into muddy rivers that swept up trees, cars and other objects. Floodwaters in the city of Draguignan were about 6.5 feet high.

A regional official told France-Info radio that 1,200 people had spent the night in shelters.

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