11 dead in France flooding, as three months of rain falls in one night
(WorldNews Europe)

At least 11 people died when violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwest France on Monday, prompting some of the deadliest flooding in years, officials said. The equivalent of three months rainfall was dumped overnight in the region of Carcassonne in just a few hours, sending rivers over their banks, including the Aude, which reached levels not seen in 100 years. Local authorities in the Aude department said 11 people were killed, a second reduction in the official toll......