Severe thunderstorms hit parts of the French Riviera and led to flooding in the Alpes-Maritimes department. The city of Cannes and the municipality of Antibes were particularly hard hit, the French newspaper Nice-Matin reported.
According to her data, heavy rains fell on the morning of September 23. Thunderstorms caused extensive flooding and caused traffic difficulties on railways and roads; schools were closed in a number of settlements.
Cannes and the municipality of Antibes were particularly affected, the publication notes. In Cannes, 36 mm of rain fell in an hour, the publication claims. Social media users have been posting videos of bad weather in which torrents of water flood city streets and take cars with them.
According to Cannes Mayor David Lisnard, there were no casualties. He wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that city officials had received no warning of the impending weather. Local authorities have set up a crisis headquarters, and municipal services are dealing with the consequences of the flood, he added.