ROQUEBILLIÈRE (France), Oct 4 — Two people died in Italy and eight were missing in France yesterday after storms, torrential rain and flash floods battered the border area, washing away roads and houses, cutting off whole villages and triggering landslips, as hundreds of rescuers raced to find...
People stand near a house destroyed by the floods of the Vesubie river in Roquebilliere, south-eastern France, on October 3, 2020 after heavy rains and floodings hit the Alpes-Maritimes department. — AFP pic
Storm Alex barrelled into France’s west coast on Thursday bringing powerful winds and rain across the country before moving into Italy, where regions across the north suffered an onslaught throughout Saturday.“I lost everything but we are alive,” said Jennyfer, 29, from Roquebilliere in France’s southern Alps.
Italy had reported a large group of people missing after landslides hit the border area near the Col de Tende mountain pass in France. AFP journalists who reached one of the worst-hit areas in the Vesubie valley saw roads that had been washed away by the waters leaving buildings teetering above the voids.Switzerland was also battered with record rainfall in some areas and powerful gusts, forcing the closure of roads and mountains.French Prime Minister Jean Castex, who inspected the damage around the city of Nice by helicopter, said there were eight people officially designated missing.
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