This archive report was first published on 4 November 2019.
On November 4, 2019, a devastating storm named Amelie swept through southern France, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
According to reports, a 71-year-old woman was found dead in a landslide in her backyard in Nice, the only reported fatality from the storm.
Storm Amelie brought strong winds, heavy rainfall, and massive waves to the region, causing widespread damage and disruption.
Emergency services spokesman Eric Brocardi said that about 60 rescuers worked through the night to search for the woman, who was reported missing after a landslide buried her back garden.
Rescuers moved over 80 cubic meters of soil mixed with concrete blocks from a collapsed retaining wall before finding her body.
As a precaution, 16 residents of the same neighborhood were evacuated after other landslides occurred in the area.
Weather service Meteo France reported that winds as strong as 163 km/h were recorded in the southwest coastal departments of Gironde and Landes on Sunday, and 121 km/h in Bordeaux.
Six people sustained minor injuries as Amelie pummelled the Atlantic coast, and several trains were cancelled or delayed after about 50 trees came down on the lines.
