Three useless in storms in southern France | EUROtoday

Design -like rains and floods: In the south of France, three folks died in a extreme storm. Streets have been washed away, bridges collapsed. In some locations the electrical energy failed.

Three folks died in a extreme storm within the south of France. Two folks have been present in Le Lavandou, which is positioned on the Mediterranean coast between Toulon and Saint-Tropez, stated the native prefecture. Another particular person was discovered useless within the considerably additional north of Vidauban. An excellent 300 firefighters are on obligation.

Le Lavandou and different locations within the southeastern division of Var had beforehand been hit by thunderstorms and heavy rain. Several streets have been blocked attributable to floods. The rivers Môle and Giscle threatened to step over the banks, it stated within the morning.

Scary rainfall

Like many areas on the French Mediterranean coast and on the Atlantic in summer time, the VAR division is a well-liked vacation area. In Cavalière, a suburb of Le Lavandou, water lots went to earth inside an hour of water that corresponded to the quantity of precipitation of a number of months.

“A cloud stopped over Cavalière,” stated Mayor Gil Bernardi. “255 liters of water came down in an hour and triggered a giant wave. Everything is destroyed.” Streets have been washed away, bridges collapsed. The electrical energy in Cavalière failed, round 300 residents are affected by the destruction.

Already on Monday, deleted rains in southwestern France had led to floods. Hailcorns within the measurement of desk tennis balls broken roofs and windshields. A TGV with 500 passengers would nearly be derailed between Bordeaux and Toulouse as a result of the water lots had washed away the rail mattress.

With data from Cai Rienäcker, ARD Paris