Five dead and thousands evacuated in severe southern France floods
Source: The Guardian
The worst flooding in years in southern France has claimed five lives and forced more than 3,000 people to evacuate their homes, officials said on Sunday.
The latest victim was a 73-year-old man who died of heart failure in Rivesaltes, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, while trying to force his car through a dip in a road that was flooded.
Along the banks of the Agly river in the same region, the government said about 2,800 people were evacuated by late afternoon on Sunday.
The flooding was considered more serious than the deadly overflows seen in 1999, with the government saying it would evacuate residents within 200m of the river. Another 560 people had already left their homes in Canet, Argelès-sur-Mer and Barcarès, on the Mediterranean coast.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/five-dead-thousands-evacuated-severe-southern-france-floods
This is after:
15th Nov: Six dead as more floods hit south
5th Nov: Woman dies, 80-year-old saved as floods hit south-east France
13th Oct: IN IMAGES: Floods ravage south of France
7th Oct: Floods cause damage in Montpellier in southern France
1st Oct: Floods hit towns in south of France
18th Sept: Five dead after floods hit southern France
10th Sept: Cars swept away in flash floods in France
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