Deaths after heavy rainstorms in Italy, France

Several people have died in southern France and northern Italy after high floodwaters swamped cars. The rainstorms sweeping across southern Europe also caused a bridge to collapse near the coastal city of Savona, Italy.

Torrential rains struck northern Italy and southern France over the weekend, killing at least five people and bringing a new wave of flooding to Venice. The bodies of two more people, believed to be tourists,  were recovered late Sunday and early Monday in Greece.

A 30-meter (100-foot) section of highway caved in near a viaduct close to the flooded Italian coastal city of Savona, leaving cars stranded on the precipice of the remaining stretch of road. Emergency services and sniffer dogs were deployed to find potential victims but, as yet, none had been found.

Website: https://www.dw.com/en/deaths-after-heavy-rainstorms-in-italy-france/a-51395737