PHOTOS: Severe flooding in southern France
January 20, 2014
Motor boats sank after a flooding, in the port of La Londe Les Maures, near Toulon, southern France, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, after unusually heavy rains flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and some thousands without electricity or access to roads. The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) ( France Flooding )
A general view taken from a helicopter shows flooded areas near HyËres, southern France, Monday, Dec. 20, 2014. Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads. The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede. (AP Photo/ Anne-Christine Poujoulat, Pool) ( France Flooding )
A man looks at a parked car damaged outside a factory following a rockfall caused by heavy rain in La Londe Les Maures, near Toulon, southern France, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) ( France Flooding )
A handout picture taken and released on January 19, 2014 by the French Marine Nationale shows an aerial view of the Ayguade seaport in Hyeres, after floods struck southeastern France. One man died Sunday and more than 150 people had to be airlifted to safety. A second man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the inundations in the department of Var. AFP/Getty Images ( 526230584 )
A man walks in front of damaged boats in the harbour of La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France on Januray 20, 2014. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526229295 )
Victims clean their home after being flooded out, in La Londe Les Maures, near Toulon, southern France, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, after unusually heavy rains flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and some thousands without electricity or access to roads. The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) ( France Flooding )
A car parked outside a factory is covered in debris following a rockfall caused by heavy rain in La Londe Les Maures, near Toulon, southern France, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) ( France Flooding )
A man looks at damaged boats in the harbour of La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France on Januray 20, 2014. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526229268 )
A general view taken from a helicopter shows flooded areas near HyËres, southern France, Monday, Dec. 20, 2014. Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads. The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede. (AP Photo/ Anne-Christine Poujoulat, Pool) ( France Flooding )
Motor boats lie wrecked in the port of La Londe Les Maures, near Toulon, southern France, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, after unusually heavy rains flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and some thousands without electricity or access to roads. The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede.(AP Photo/Claude Paris) ( France Flooding )
Rescue workers are seen in the harbour of La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France, on Januray 20, 2014. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526232457 )
A vehicule is buried after a rockslide on January 20, 2014 in Nice, southeastern France. Many roads were cut in the Alpes-Maritimes due to landslides, floods and avalanches following heavy rain. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526243004 )
Boats and debris are washed up in the harbor of La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVATBORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526229244 )
A general view taken from a helicopter shows flooded areas near HyËres, southern France, Monday, Dec. 20, 2014. Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads. The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede. (AP Photo/ Anne-Christine Poujoulat, Pool) ( France Flooding )
A man looks at the damages in the harbour of La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France on Januray 20, 2014. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. TBORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526229461 )
Pepole clean their houses on Januray 20, 2014 in La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526228558 )
A man cleans his flooded house in La Londe Les Maures, near Hyeres, Southern France, 20 January 2014. The heavy rains flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER ( FRANCE FLOOD )
A car is blocked in front of a house on Januray 20, 2014 in La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVATBORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526228763 )
TOPSHOTS Peopleclean their house on Januray 20, 2014 in La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVATBORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526232467 )
French Prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault's helicopter flies over flooded areas between La Londes-les-Maures and HyËres, southern France, Monday, Dec. 20, 2014. Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads. The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede. (AP Photo/ Anne-Christine Poujoulat, Pool) ( France Flooding )
A man leaves his house on Januray 20, 2014 in La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVATBORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526228548 )
A woman cleans her house on Januray 20, 2014 in La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVATBORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526228753 )
TOPSHOTS Pepole clean a house on Januray 20, 2014 in La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France. River levels were receding early today in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4,000 homes have been left without power after the deluge in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVATBORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images ( 526232479 )
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