Flash floods in River Brague near Antibes led to at least 16 deaths

Flash floods played havoc in the French Riviera as entire roads were washed away by waves of muddy water from River Brague which destroyed peoples' homes, washed away cars and caused widespread travel disruption across the region.
The dead included three who drowned in an Antibes retirement home, a 60-year-old woman who tried crossing a flooded road in Cannes and at least five who had sought shelter inside their cars in Nice.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 4 October 2015.

The death toll could go up as fire crews and ambulances are having a rough time to reach the worst-affected areas, where 35,000 homes are without power.
French President Francois Hollande has met residents whose houses and lives have been destroyed by the natural disaster.
It seems torrential rains resulted in the River Brague near Antibes, which lies between Nice and Cannes, to burst its banks. This was followed by the muddy water washing away entire roads, destroying homes and cars, and causing widespread travel disruption.
On rough estimates, nearly two months of rainfall fell on the popular resort town of Cannes, where 'cars were carried off into the sea'.
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