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Flooding in France
( 2003-12-04 14:20) (Agencies)


Public workers remove mud from the street in a district of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2003. Officials said the death toll from surging floodwaters rose to five peole following storms in southern France.  [AP]

Local workers tow a car during floods at Maurin, near Montpellier, southern France, December 3, 2003. Road, rail and air traffic was disrupted by relentless rain and high winds, and four nuclear power reactors were shut down as flooding along the Rhone river and its tributaries between Lyon and Marseille turned the region into a disaster area.  [Reuters]

A car is seen in a flooded street in Lattes, near Montpellier, southern France, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2003.  [AP]

A resident takes refuge on a wall as a car floats in flood waters in the district of La Barasse in southern France, December 2, 2003. Torrential rain drenching parts of southeastern France threatened Wednesday to worsen flash floods that have cost at least fivelives and forced about 4,000 people to evacuate their homes. Flooding along the Rhone River from Lyon to Marseille was due to hit its peak during the day, while winds of up to 93 mph were expected to lash the Mediterranean coast, officials said.  [Reuters]
 
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