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Flooding in France ( 2003-12-04 14:20) (Agencies)
Public workers remove mud from the street in a
district of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2003. Officials
said the death toll from surging floodwaters rose to five peole following
storms in southern France. [AP] |
Local workers tow a car during floods at
Maurin, near Montpellier, southern France, December 3, 2003. Road, rail
and air traffic was disrupted by relentless rain and high winds, and four
nuclear power reactors were shut down as flooding along the Rhone river
and its tributaries between Lyon and Marseille turned the region into a
disaster area. [Reuters] |
A car is seen in a flooded street in Lattes,
near Montpellier, southern France, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2003.
[AP] |
A resident takes refuge on a wall as a car
floats in flood waters in the district of La Barasse in southern France,
December 2, 2003. Torrential rain drenching parts of southeastern France
threatened Wednesday to worsen flash floods that have cost at least
fivelives and forced about 4,000 people to evacuate their homes. Flooding
along the Rhone River from Lyon to Marseille was due to hit its peak
during the day, while winds of up to 93 mph were expected to lash the
Mediterranean coast, officials said.
[Reuters] |
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