Paris: Emergency workers are saved or evacuated by hundreds of people in the south of France as Flash Floods Suddenly turn around and fields to rivers and lakes.
Like a new heavy rain threatening the region Wednesday, emergency services for the Gard region said the rescue team was looking for at least one person reportedly lost after a flood Tuesday night.
No victims were reported, but the local authorities said rain caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure in cities and villages between Nimes and Montpellier.
One person was hit by lightning but survived, and the roof of the supermarket collapsed under water pounding, according to regional emergency services.
People evacuated from a campsite explained on BFM television that they witnessed a waters of surge towards their camping.
About 800 firefighters were deployed to save people through helicopters and other means.
The school throughout the area was closed Wednesday, because cleaning work began in several cities.
The flood came after the extreme weather season that saw destroying forest fires near the French Riviera and around the Mediterranean, floods broke the record in Germany and Belgium, and drought or heat waves in other areas throughout the world.
Scientists say the event is expected but occurs more often now because the planet is warming up due to climate change caused by humans.