French floods: 19 feared dead after storms sweep French Riviera

Violent storms and flooding send water cascading through Antibes, Cannes and Nice, inundating a retirement home and killing three people inside

Nineteen people are feared dead after violent storms and severe flooding swept the French Riviera, including three people who drowned in a retirement home after a river broke its banks.

Heavy flooding along the Cite d'Azur on Saturday saw the river Brague burst its banks close to the city of Antibes, flooding a home for elderly people.