Bad weather over the weekend in the south of France left six people dead, according to a provisional report. “The body of a child corresponding to the description of the minor aged 4 years old” was discovered around Dions, in the Gard, announces the Nîmes public prosecutor’s office, in a press release published Tuesday March 12. “This discovery took place as part of research operations made possible by the receding watercourse”adds the public prosecutor, who specifies that the “Investigations continue to find the boy still missing.” Follow our live stream.
The identity of the father confirmed. The Nîmes public prosecutor’s office confirms that “the man discovered on Monday is indeed the father of the two missing children”. The death toll from bad weather in the south-east of France now stands at six deaths, five in Gard, one in Hérault.
The search continues to find two people. In addition to the young boy in Dions (Gard), a man has also not been found since Saturday in Saint-Martin-de-Valamas (Ardèche).
Charente-Maritime and Gironde, the last departments on orange alert. In his bulletin published Tuesday at 4 p.m.Météo-France has maintained the alert for these two departments due to the risk of “floods”.