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Severe Storms in Southern France Leave Three Dead and Trigger Major Disruptions

Flash floods in the Var department have forced evacuations, cut transport links, and mobilized hundreds of emergency responders as rivers near critical levels.

Ein Mann kehrt von Unwetter verursachten Schlamm vor einem Haus in der Ortschaft L'Honor-de-Cos, Frankreich.
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Bei Unwettern im Süden Frankreichs sind drei Senioren ums Leben gekommen. Zwei von ihnen seien im Ort Lavandou im Auto von einer Überschwemmung überrascht worden, eine weitere Frau sei in Vidauban ums Leben gekommen.

Overview

  • Three fatalities have been confirmed in the Var department following intense thunderstorms and flash floods, with victims found in Le Lavandou and Vidauban.
  • Approximately 300 firefighters are actively conducting rescue operations and flood management across the affected areas.
  • Key transport routes remain disrupted, including road closures in Le Lavandou and Vidauban and ongoing train service interruptions on the Bordeaux–Toulouse line.
  • The rivers Môle and Giscle are at risk of overflowing, posing continued flood threats to nearby communities.
  • This event is part of a broader pattern of extreme weather in southern France, linked by experts to climate change impacts on Mediterranean weather systems.