Two people died in Corsica on November 6 when their vehicle was swept away by flooding caused by heavy rain, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said. A 40-year-old woman was rescued, and a firefighter who responded was hospitalized and treated for hypothermia, Nunez said.
The flooding has killed two people on Corsica and hospitalized a responding firefighter, and Meteo France has warned of further flooding and heavy rain in Corsica and parts of southern France.
Two people died in Corsica on November 6 when their vehicle was swept away in flooding caused by heavy rain, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.
Nunez said a 40-year-old woman was rescued from the vehicle. One of the firefighters who responded to the incident was taken to hospital and was being treated for hypothermia, the minister 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 the afternoon of November 4, authorities have recorded as much as 350 mm (13.8 inches) of rainfall, Reuters reported.
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