Heavy rains pummeled southwest France overnight, causing rivers to exceed their banks and prompting the evacuation of dozens of people. As a result of recent warm southern winds, snowbanks have liquefied in the Pyrenees mountains, which has also contributed to the floods that might last for several days.
Firefighters rushed to rescue residents in France today as homes were drenched in three weeks of rain in just 12 hours, causing landslides and swollen rivers. Heavy rains lashed a large swath of southwest France and northern Spain overnight,.
BAYONNE, France Rivers overflowed their banks across a large swath of southwest France on Friday after heavy rains lashed the region overnight, leading to evacuations of dozens of residents.
AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Warm southern winds that have melted snowbanks in the Pyrenees mountains in rece
Rivers overflowed their banks across a large swath of southwest France on Friday after heavy rains lashed the region overnight, leading to evacuations of dozens of residents.
Heavy rains lashed a large swath of southwest France and northern Spain overnight, leading to evacuations of dozens of residents and rivers overflowing their banks.