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Videos: Cars and road submerged as flash floods hit south-east France
Up to 60,000 homes lose power, sports matches cancelled and flights diverted
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Inquiry opened into French air controller who fell asleep on job
Aircraft left circling above Corsican airport for almost 20 minutes
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France set to require amateur sea fishers to declare key catches
Recreational fishers who go into set zones in a boat would need to register specific catches in bid to protect fish numbers
Hydrant vandals spark complaints
Mayors and fire services have complained about the rise in the number of fire hydrants being illegally opened in the heatwave, putting lives in danger and wasting millions of litres of water.

Pompiers in Paris say vandals could cause flooding and even electrocution if water reaches power supplies. In 2015 a child was badly hurt when hit in the face by high-pressure water.
Figures from Le Monde claim 450,000m3 of water has been wasted across France – about half that of Lake Annecy.