Several dead in southern France after violent storms flood bridges • FRANCE 24 English
It was under this bridge over the ero River in southern France where a passer by spotted the body of an 87 year old man on Monday morning the victim was Tangled in branches Witnesses said his car was washed up on the Bank nearby he was caught on a tree
Firefighters divers and police had been sent and then there was something on the ground covered by a sheep and afterwards we learned that this gentleman had died he’s one of several people confirmed dead in the region after unseasonal flooding over the weekend another body was found on the Gardon River around 100
Km further east it’s believed to be that of a father whose car was swept away as it crossed a submerged Bridge the mother of the family was rescued at the last moment their two children aged 4 and 13 are still missing throughout Monday search teams scoured river banks in the flooded areas
Using sniffer dogs to cover the dangerous marshy land we are working in a very wide Zone and this course of water has specific characteristics the banks are narrow there are rocks crevices the water is still very muddy Rescuers are also using drones to search stretches of River from the air
Allowing them to make a detailed survey of the difficult terrain an intensive search is also being carried out along the Ario River in Southwestern France where at least one man is missing
Five people died over the weekend when violent storms swept southern France, authorities said Monday, as rescue services continued their search for three missing people, including two children.
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1 comment
Turn around
Don't drown