Seven folks, together with two kids, are lacking in southeastern France after floods swept automobiles away.
“Extraordinarily violent episodes” introduced “very heavy rainfall” in Gard and Ardeche in a single day, Gerald Darmanin, the inside minister, stated on Sunday.
Searches are below means for six folks in Gard and one individual in Ardeche after automobiles have been discovered however with out the folks, Mr Darmanin added.
In Gard, divers joined rescue groups to seek for three members of a household who went lacking when their automobile was swept away at about 11.30pm.
The car was about to cross a submersible bridge, in line with France Information.
The 40-year-old mom was rescued by firefighters and brought to hospital however her husband and two kids aged 4 and 13 have been nonetheless lacking.
Frederic Loiseau, secretary common of the prefecture, stated it was exhausting to say if they are going to be discovered shortly.
He stated there have been 32 firefighters concerned together with 20 water rescuers, 21 automobiles, two drones, a canine group and a police helicopter.
In a separate incident, two girls aged 47 and 50 have been additionally lacking in Gard after moving into difficulties on one other submersible bridge.
Floods in southeastern France. Pic: ENEX
The pair, who have been travelling to Spain, known as emergency providers at 5.10am, however the name dropped out, Mr Loiseau stated, including that 28 firefighters, a drone and a helicopter have joined search groups.
A 62-year-old Belgian man was additionally lacking after a automobile was swept away in a city north of Gard.
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Mr Loiseau stated it was the worst flooding in Gard for a decade.
About 250 firefighters and 4 helicopters responded to incidents in the course of the evening, native radio station France Bleu Gard-Lozère stated on its web site.
In a separate incident in Ardeche, the supervisor of a hydroelectric plant working went lacking on Saturday night, Agence Radio France stated, quoting police and the AFP information company.
