Operation involving 1,000 firefighters backed up by military is focused on Roya Valley area French and Italian rescue services have stepped up search efforts after floods cut off several villages near the two countries' border, causing widespread damage and killing two people in Italy. Eight people remained unaccounted for on the French side of the border after storms, torrential rain and flash floods battered the area, washing away roads and houses and triggering landslides.
Rescue efforts stepped up after floods kill two near France-Italy border
The Guardian - 4 Oct 2020 15:40
Operation involving 1,000 firefighters backed up by military is focused on Roya Valley area French and Italian rescue services have stepped up search efforts after floods cut off several villages near the two countries' border, causing widespread damage and killing two people in Italy. Eight people remained unaccounted for on the French side of the border after storms, torrential rain and flash floods battered the area, washing away roads and houses and triggering landslides.
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