This archive report was first published on 24 November 2019.
Published on November 24, 2019, severe flooding hit the Cote d'Azur region in southern France, leaving a trail of destruction and two people missing.
A 77-year-old man and a woman near Muy, in the Car area, were reported missing after a lifeboat capsized, leaving five people to reach safety.
Two other people were rushed to hospital as storms hit the area overnight, causing widespread disruption.
The Alpes-Maritimes and Var districts were placed on 'red alert' warnings by the meteorological office, with official warnings issued about high waves off the coast.
Emergency services were mobilized to deal with the situation, with numerous roads cut off and rail traffic halted from the Cote d'Azur to the Italian border until at least Sunday.
Flights from Nice international airport were suspended during the day and due to resume late Saturday.
Alert sirens sounded in Nice, urging people to stay indoors, and most residents complied, leaving the streets almost deserted by late afternoon on Saturday.
Four thousand homes were left without electricity due to the bad weather and flooding, and hundreds of residents were evacuated as a preventative measure in towns including Hyeres and Frejus.
A 39-year-old woman was seriously injured after being carried along by a wave, and a 78-year-old man was hospitalized with hypothermia after being trapped by a tree trunk brought down by a landslide.
