Six Dead As Heavy Storms Hit Southeastern France
Umer Jamshaid Published October 15, 2018 | 03:06 PM
At least six people died after heavy storms swamped parts of southwestern France, flooding rivers and cutting roads, officials said Monday.
Toulouse, France, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Oct, 2018 ) :At least six people died after heavy storms swamped parts of southwestern France, flooding rivers and cutting roads, officials said Monday.
The Aude department, which includes the fortress city of Carcassonne, was particularly badly hit.
One woman was swept to her death by rising waters in the Aude village of Villardonnel, and at least four died overnight in Villegailhenc, local authorities said.
A sixth person also died in the department, authorities added without providing details.
The Aude river reached flood levels not seen in over 100 years, the French agency responsible for monitoring water levels, Vigicrues, said.
One person was also injured when a house collapsed in Cuxac, local official Alain Thirion said on television.
Firemen responded to more than 250 calls overnight, as 160 to 180 mm (6 to 7 inches) of rain fell in Carcassonne, he added.
In the villages north of Carcassonne, all roads were cut, schools closed, and people were asked to stay at home.
In Conques, there was up to two metres (6 feet) of water in the streets.
Six other departments were also hit by the storms from the eastern Pyrenees to Aveyron further north.
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