Deadly weather hits France and Italy

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At least three people have died as heavy rain over the weekend led to severe flooding in France and Italy.

An elevated 30m stretch of highway collapsed near the Italian city of Savona following a landslide.

The emergency left cars perching perilously close to the edge of the A6, which is several metres above the ground in the northwestern region of Liguria.

Overpass collapses due to landslide
 A handout photo made available by Italian Firefighters Press Office shows firefighters working in the area where a stretch of the Turin to Savona A6 highway collapsed following heavy rains, Italy, 24 November 2019. The cause of the collapse of a portion of the overpass along the A6 Torino-Savona highway, between the junction with the A10 and Altare in the direction of Turin, is a landslide. Due to the heavy rains it has given up a stretch of mountain, which has taken away about thirty meters of the overpass, reprots said. EPA-EFE/VIGILI DEL FUOCO HANDOUT 

In Alessandria, located between Turin and Milan, 200 citizens were evacuated.

Around 500 citizens were also evacuated in the Aosta Valley, where roads were closed because of a fear of potential avalanches.

Elsewhere in Italy, a woman was found dead after the surging Bomida river swept away her car.

It has been raining, sometimes heavily, in much of Italy nearly every day for about two weeks, as rivers swell and streets flood.

Major rainfall and flood in south of France
 A submerged car remains in the middle of flooded streets due to heavy rain falls that hit Var department overnight in Le Muy, France. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

Several rivers have also burst their banks in southeastern France, causing major damage as homes were flooded.

One person died when a rescue boat taking them and two others to shore sank near the town of Muy.

Major rainfall and flood in south of France
 A submerged car remains in the middle of flooded streets due to heavy rainfalls that hit Var department overnight in Le Muy, France, 24 November 2019. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

Another person was found dead in a car in the town of Cabasse.

And authorities were searching for two people missing in the floods, Nice mayor Christian Estrosi said.

Via Sky News

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