October 5, 2015
By AFR
Biot, France: (click here) Rescue workers searched Monday for four people still missing after floods tore through the French Riviera, leaving 17 dead, while a clean-up began of normally glitzy towns now strewn with mud and debris.
Mediterranean resort towns beloved by jet-setting tourists such as Cannes, Nice and Antibes were devastated by a torrential weekend downpour that trapped residents in cars, parking garages and retirement homes.
Rivers of water gushed through some of the world’s wealthiest streets, scattering cars hundreds of metres from where they were parked and destroying businesses in what were described as “apocalyptic” scenes.
Britain’s Foreign Office confirmed the death of a British national in the floods, without giving further details.
“We are still at the terrible figure of 17 dead and search operations have resumed. There are still numerous flooded parking garages that need to be emptied out to verify that there are no more victims,” said regional government official Francois-Xavier Lauch....
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