PRAYER NEED
Storm floods southern France, killing at least three
What happened
Violent storms brought exceptionally heavy rain and flash flooding to southern France from Tuesday, 20 October. In the Bouches-du-Rhône department two women, aged 26 and 86, drowned in a flooded cellar in Lançon-Provence, and a 75-year-old man died near Istres after his car was swept away; the prefect said the water had risen to unprecedented levels. Some reports put the toll at four, including a death in Corsica, where a vehicle was carried off by a torrent. Flood warnings covered the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Gard, Hérault, Vaucluse, Ardèche and Haute-Corse.
Families in southern France are mourning people killed by sudden floodwater, and many more are cleaning up flooded homes and streets.
People affected
- Lives lost
- At least 3
Pray for
- Families of those who died in the floods
- People whose homes and streets were flooded
- Firefighters and rescue teams
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