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Four dead, one missing after floods in SE France
Firefighters in the Var and Alpes-Maritimes called out 2,000 times as more than two months worth of rain falls in 48 hours
Four people have died and a 77-year-old man has been missing since Saturday after more than two months worth of rain fell in just 48 hours in southeast France.
#VigilanceOrange #inondations
— Dorian Dziadula (@DorianDziadula) November 23, 2019
Débordement progressif de la #Nartuby à Trans-en-Provence (#Var), heure par heure depuis ce matin. Pic actuel à 2m47 (2m74 le 06/11/2011, référence à 5m80 le 15/06/2010).
Suivi Vigicrues actualisé > https://t.co/gtANQC6KQi
Webcam Météo-France pic.twitter.com/3JjK2KLxwk
A couple in their 70s were found in their car in a ravine near the town of Tanneron in the Var, after their vehicle was swept away in a flash flood caused by the storms.
The body of another victim, who disappeared when a rescue dinghy carrying three members of the public and three firefighters capsized on Saturday evening, was found in the southern Var village of Le Muy, local authorities said. A fourth body, that of a man in his 50s, was found in a car in the village of Cabasse.
[Renforts #inondations #Var]
— SDIS de Vaucluse-84 (@sdis84) November 23, 2019
embarcation du #SDIS84 renversée pdt sauvetage sur Le Muy. 3 pompiers de #Carpentras secourus sont sains et saufs. Merci à eux pr leur courage et abnégation, bon repos auprès de leurs proches. Bon courage à tous nos collègues tjrs sur place @SDIS83 pic.twitter.com/rg3Jp4PoIA
Meanwhile, the search is continuing for the 77-year-old, who has not been seen since going out in heavy rain on Saturday evening.
As the clean-up continues following the torrential rains and floods that hit the area on Friday and Saturday, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner visited the area on Sunday to meet emergency services.
#inondations var ,Brignoles centre ville le Caramy a débordé pic.twitter.com/YzMKMide8K
— magali 🤷♀️ (@navanijo) November 24, 2019
Firefighters in the Var and Alpes-Maritimes were called out more than 2,000 times during the storms, and carried out 171 helicopter operations overnight from Saturday into Sunday.
Read more: Two missing as severe floods hit southeast France
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