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Others remained unaccounted for on the French side of the border after storms, torrential....Mon, 05 Oct 2020 23:28:00 +0200dailynews-lk-ac05236d2bcb2966b46d7c3f16f8e55cdailynews-lken48.8521 2.34899FloodingNaturalDisastersLa StampaAlberto CirioBernard GonzalezANSA news agencyEmergency20201005232800https://www.modernghana.com/news/1033606/president-macron-expected-to-visit-flood-hit-regio.htmlFrench President Emmanuel Macron is this week expected to visit the Alpes-Maritimes region in southern France which has been devastated by floods. Torrential rain and flash floods battered the area bordering Italy on Friday, killing at least four people and causing widespread damage.Mon, 05 Oct 2020 18:14:00 +0200modernghana-00419be5dedde7503a710a050e78d41fmodernghanaen48.8521 2.34899FloodingNaturalDisastersEmmanuel MacronBernard GonzalezEmergencyEric Ciotti20201005181400https://www.terradaily.com/reports/France_Italy_step_up_rescue_efforts_after_floods_999.htmlFrench and Italian rescue services stepped up search efforts Sunday after floods cut off several villages in the mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing at least four people. Others remained unaccounted for on the French side of the border after storms, torrential rain and....Mon, 05 Oct 2020 06:26:00 +0200terradaily-a04b1918a3a20872727f0a4956b6b90fterradailyen48.8521 2.34899CoronavirusInfectionFloodingCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersLa StampaAlberto CirioBernard GonzalezANSA news agencyEmergencyJean Castex20201005062600https://www.dw.com/en/flooding-in-france-italy-rescue-crews-step-up-search-efforts/a-55152560Rescue services stepped up search and rescue efforts on Sunday in the wake of Rescue efforts were concentrated on the Roya Valley in France near the Italian border, where some 1,000 firefighters resumed their search hoping to find survivors. Eight people are missing on the French side and two on the Italian side as of Sunday.Mon, 05 Oct 2020 05:02:00 +0200deutschewelle-en-9ea46e391bcd3df0de7362077d316ffddeutschewelle-enen48.8521 2.34899FloodingNaturalDisastersAFP news agencyBernard GonzalezANSA news agencyEmergencyReuters news agencyJean Castex20201005050200https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1343650/france-italy-step-up-rescue-efforts-after-floodsSaint-Martin-Vesubie, France – French and Italian rescue services stepped up search efforts Sunday after floods cut off several villages in the mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing at least four people. Others remained unaccounted for on the French side of the border....Mon, 05 Oct 2020 04:31:00 +0200inquirer-b0df803cf25e01d7ba4f6cea4c29bdf1inquireren48.8521 2.34899CoronavirusInfectionFloodingCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersLa StampaAlberto CirioBernard GonzalezJean Castex20201005043100https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/4/france-italy-search-for-missing-victims-after-deadly-floodsFrench authorities have deployed about 1,000 firefighters, four military helicopters and troops to search for at least nine people who are missing after devastating floods from record rains hit a mountainous border region with neighbouring Italy. The storm moved overnight across southeast France and....Sun, 04 Oct 2020 21:31:00 +0200aljazeera-en-59005675066a7487421c1f335d6dd40ealjazeera-enen48.8521 2.34899FloodingNaturalDisastersMayor Christian EstrosiBFMAlberto CirioEric GaillardJean CastexVincenzo Pinto20201004213100https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/4/france-italy-search-for-missing-victims-after-deadly-floodsFrench authorities have deployed about 1,000 firefighters, four military helicopters and troops to search for at least eight people who are missing after devastating floods from record rains hit a mountainous border region with neighbouring Italy. The storm moved overnight across southeast France....Sun, 04 Oct 2020 18:26:00 +0200aljazeera-en-23faf9bb29c05ed95187ad8c966986eaaljazeera-enen48.8521 2.34899FloodingNaturalDisastersMayor Christian EstrosiBFMAlberto CirioEric GaillardEmergencyJean CastexVincenzo Pinto20201004182600https://www.dw.com/en/flooding-in-france-italy-rescue-crews-step-up-search-efforts/a-55152560Rescue services stepped up search and rescue efforts on Sunday in the wake of Rescue efforts were concentrated on the Roya Valley in France near the Italian border, where some 1,000 firefighters resumed their search hoping to find survivors. Eight people are missing on the French side and two on the Italian side as of Sunday.Sun, 04 Oct 2020 15:33:00 +0200deutschewelle-en-5aabf66d9be3a90b3b5f40a1d89aaf56deutschewelle-enen48.8521 2.34899FloodingNaturalDisastersAFP news agencyBernard GonzalezJean Castex20201004153300https://guardian.ng/news/imes-region-said-bernard-gonzalez-we-are-used-to-of-water-were-being-airlifted-into-remote-villages-cut-off-by-t/Rescue services stepped up their search efforts in southwestern France on Sunday after floods cut off several villages and killed two people in Italy, with eight still missing in France. Breil-sur-Roya, a French village close to the Italian border, was a scene of devastation with houses buried in....Sun, 04 Oct 2020 14:57:00 +0200guardian-ng-768ad0f5defd56ca607eb1bfde37debdguardian-ngen48.8521 2.34899FloodingNaturalDisastersBernard Gonzalez20201004145700https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/huge-rescue-effort-after-deadly-storm-barrels-across-france-italy-1.1601786367428Roquebillihre, France: Two people died in Italy and eight were missing in France on Saturday after storms, torrential rain and flash floods battered the border area, washing away roads and houses, cutting off whole villages and triggering landslips, as hundreds of rescuers raced to find stranded survivors.Sun, 04 Oct 2020 08:02:00 +0200gulfnews-4ee0208e9f017babb12e83d8545ae136gulfnewsen48.8521 2.34899FloodingNaturalDisastersBernard GonzalezJean CastexGaetano Scullino20201004080200https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12808133/uk-weather-forecast-today-weekend-storm-rain-live/TROPICAL STORM GAMMA HITS MEXICO. Tropical Storm Gamma hit the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula at near-hurricane force on Saturday, flooding streets, knocking down trees and stranding people trying to return from outlying islands. The storm came ashore near Tulum with maximum sustained winds of....Sun, 04 Oct 2020 01:31:00 +0200thesun-b74c43639244e87deafd452b5f8d3c45thesunen50.75 -2.3333333NaturalDisastersBrendon HillMayor Christian EstrosiHarry AitkenheadJohn GriffithsNorth West Motorway PoliceMet OfficeRod Dennis20201004013100https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/06/news/world/france-italy-step-up-rescue-efforts-after-floods/776959/SAINT-MARTIN-VESUBIE, France: French and Italian rescue services stepped up search efforts on Sunday (Monday in Manila) after floods cut off several villages in the mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing at least four people.Wed, 07 Oct 2020 07:46:00 +0200manilatimes-35e8cce3f5b252f3805ce38c1dae6f54manilatimesen48.8521 2.34899CoronavirusInfectionFloodingCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersLa StampaAlberto CirioBernard GonzalezANSA news agencyEmergencyJean Castex20201007074600https://todayheadline.co/storm-alex-9-dead-more-missing-hundreds-of-houses-swept-away/Oct 06, 2020 07:40 AM EDT. Officials of Italy and France reported finding nine bodies in the French-Italian border after Storm Alex swept the two countries’ border regions, causing record heavy rainfall and massive floods that swept at least 100 homes destroyed roads.Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:31:00 +0200todayheadline-c92746818d13abc78022341c28b3b783todayheadlineen48.8521 2.34899NaturalDisastersMayor Christian EstrosiAlberto CirioREAD NEXT20201007003100https://www.eluniversal.com/internacional/82057/tormenta-alex-deja-al-menos-20-personas-desaparecidas-en-frontera-entre-italia-y-franciaParís.- El número de muertos por causa de las inundaciones que afectaron el fin de semana el departamento de Alpes Marítimos en el sureste de Francia y pueblos del noreste de Italia se ha elevado a siete y hay al menos 20 personas desaparecidas, incluyendo a dos rescatistas.Thu, 08 Oct 2020 03:49:00 +0200eluniversal-a7d203e04475b6a74492cd95b30d6d6celuniversales48.8521 2.34899Storm Alex leaves at least 20 missing persons in border between italy and FranceStorm Alex leaves at least 20 missing persons in border between italy and FranceFloodingNaturalDisastersEmmanuel MacronLuca Mercalli20201008034900