Two people died, and nine people were missing in France and Italy after a storm hit border regions of the two countries, bringing record rainfall in places and causing massive flooding that swept away roads and damaged homes, Reuters reports.
The storm affected several villages around the city of Nice on the French Riviera, Reuters says.
Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi called it the worst flooding disaster in the area for more than a century after flying over the worst-hit place by helicopter.
"The roads and about 100 houses were swept away or partially destroyed," he told French news channel BFM.
"I have been particularly shocked by what I saw today," French Prime Minister Jean Castex said.
At least eight people were missing in France, authorities said. These included two firefighters whose vehicle was carried away by a swollen river, according to local witnesses cited by several French media.
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