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Two die in Corsica floods amid heavy rain

Reuters

PARIS, Nov ‌6 (Reuters) - Two people died when their vehicle ​was ‌swept away in flooding caused ‌by heavy rain on the French island ‌of Corsica, the interior minister said on Friday.

• Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said ⁠a 40-year-old woman was ‌rescued

• One of ⁠the firefighters who had responded ​to the incident was taken to the ​hospital and was being ​treated ‌for hypothermia, Nunez said

• French ​weather agency Meteo ⁠France has warned ‌of flooding ​and heavy ​rain in Corsica and portions of southern France

• Since the storm began on ‌Wednesday afternoon, authorities have recorded as much as ‌350 ​mm (13.8 inches) of rainfall

(Reporting by Jean-Stephane Brousse and Makini Brice in Paris and ‌Inti Landauro in Brussels)