PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Two people died when their vehicle was swept away in flooding caused by heavy rain on the French island of Corsica, the interior minister said on Friday. • Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said a 40-year-old woman was rescued • One of the firefighters who had responded to the incident was […]
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Two die in Corsica floods amid heavy rain
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PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Two people died when their vehicle was swept away in flooding caused by heavy rain on the French island of Corsica, the interior minister said on Friday.
• Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said a 40-year-old woman was rescued
• One of the firefighters who had responded to the incident was taken to the hospital and was being treated for hypothermia, Nunez said
• French weather agency Meteo France has warned of flooding and heavy rain in Corsica and portions of southern France
• Since the storm began on Wednesday afternoon, authorities have recorded as much as 350 mm (13.8 inches) of rainfall
(Reporting by Jean-Stephane Brousse and Makini Brice in Paris and Inti Landauro in Brussels)