France: At least 12 killed by floods on the Côte d'Azur
In France at least 12 people were killed by floods caused by severe storms which hit on Saturday night on the Côte d'Azur in the southeast of the country.
Roads Cannes and Nice flooded, including the famous boulevard Promenade des Anglia, while there were landslides.
A total of 12 people were recovered dead in the district Alpes - Maritimes, while rescuers were faced with enormous difficulties in trying to reach all the affected areas.
France: At least 12 killed by floods in Cote AktiPente people lost their lives in the community Mandelieu la Napoule, west of Cannes. Three other people died near Cannes, when they tried to go away from a flooded tunnel and later three people drowned in a nursing home near the Antibes and another near a park in Cannes.
The account can not be considered the definitive, given the difficulty in access to affected areas, authorities said.
Some vehicles were swept away as the sea, described the mayor of Cannes David Lisnar. The water reached halfway vehicles in some areas, while trees were uprooted in the Promenade des Anglia Nice.
About 12 trains were immobilized stations in southeastern France, with hundreds of passengers, according to the SNCF group.
In particular the tourist area of French Riviera over 500 people, among them many British and Danes were excluded and they camped temporarily at the terminal of the Nice airport.
According to Météo France, the French meteorological service, the front of the storms that swept the southeastern France passed around at 01:00 [2:00 GMT] and "orange alert" had been declared lifted.
In France at least 12 people were killed by floods caused by severe storms which hit on Saturday night on the Côte d'Azur in the southeast of the country.
Roads Cannes and Nice flooded, including the famous boulevard Promenade des Anglia, while there were landslides.
A total of 12 people were recovered dead in the district Alpes - Maritimes, while rescuers were faced with enormous difficulties in trying to reach all the affected areas.
France: At least 12 killed by floods in Cote AktiPente people lost their lives in the community Mandelieu la Napoule, west of Cannes. Three other people died near Cannes, when they tried to go away from a flooded tunnel and later three people drowned in a nursing home near the Antibes and another near a park in Cannes.
The account can not be considered the definitive, given the difficulty in access to affected areas, authorities said.
Some vehicles were swept away as the sea, described the mayor of Cannes David Lisnar. The water reached halfway vehicles in some areas, while trees were uprooted in the Promenade des Anglia Nice.
About 12 trains were immobilized stations in southeastern France, with hundreds of passengers, according to the SNCF group.
In particular the tourist area of French Riviera over 500 people, among them many British and Danes were excluded and they camped temporarily at the terminal of the Nice airport.
According to Météo France, the French meteorological service, the front of the storms that swept the southeastern France passed around at 01:00 [2:00 GMT] and "orange alert" had been declared lifted.
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