19 dead in French Riveria flash floods

[zwiebel]

19 people are thought to have died after more than six and a half inches of rain fell on the Cote d'Azur region in France in a couple of hours, Saturday. Many people were trapped in their vehicles in underground car parks as water swept streets in Nice, Antibes and Cannes.

The French president, François Hollande, confirmed at least 16 people had died and a further three were missing. The interior ministry said earlier in the morning there was “little hope to find the [missing] alive”.

“It’s not over,” Hollande said as he arrived at the flooded retirement home and met emergency service workers. “The toll is not yet finalised

Emergency SAR operations are still underway.

http://www.france24.com/en/20151004-deadly-floods-hit-french-riviera-nice-cannes-antibes-cote-azur

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-riviera-leaves-more-than-a-dozen-people-dead

 

[zwiebel]

There may be a catastrophe but it hasn't stopped the spirit of small-scale entrepreneurship I see. That guy in the photo above is one of the Riveria's many street traders. He's obviously been selling umbrellas until the flooding got too much.