At least 13 people have died after sudden torrential rain caused devastating flash floods in the French Riviera.
The flooding hit the Alpes-Maritimes region, which borders Italy. Local radio station France Bleu-Azur reported rain levels in Cannes over 17cm (6.7inches) over a two-hour period.
French President François Hollande confirmed that people were found dead in Cannes, Biot, Golfe-Juan and Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
The first victims found were three elderly people, killed when their retirement home became flooded in Biot - a commune in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region.
Some other victims are believed to have died after becoming trapped in a car park.
According to the BBC, the banks of the river Brague burst, allowing more water to rush through the streets.
The A8 motorway and Cannes’ train station have been closed and there were reported sightings of cars being swept down streets by the gushing water.
Mr Hollande took to Twitter to “express the solidarity of the nation to the families and relatives of flood victims in the Alpes-Maritimes”.
