French Riviera floods leave 16 dead and trail of destruction
Local residents describe apocalyptic scenes as violent storms spark flash floods, submerging homes, overturning cars and knocking out electricity
People look at damage in the aftermath of violent storms and floods in Biot, south-eastern France Photograph: Jean-Christophe Magnenet/AFP/Getty Images
People look at damage in the aftermath of violent storms and floods in Biot, south-eastern France Photograph: Jean-Christophe Magnenet/AFP/Getty Images
French fireman inspect an abandoned car stuck in muddy waters near an underpass in Cannes. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters
A family of three were reportedly among 16 people killed when torrential rain across the French Riviera sparked flash floods that upturned cars, submerged whole streets and inundated homes.
