France floods: 16 dead on Riviera after storms

By News on the Net BBC News —— Bio and Archives October 4, 2015

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Violent storms and flooding have hit south-eastern France, killing at least 16 people with three more missing, officials say.

Three elderly people drowned when their retirement home near the city of Antibes was inundated with floodwater. Others died trapped in their cars in tunnels and underground car parks as the waters rose. More...