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Four storm deaths are confirmed, three in Bouches-du-Rhône and one in Haute-Corse, with one person still missing in Var.
Four deaths have been confirmed in the storms, three in the Bouches-du-Rhône department and one in Haute-Corse. In Lançon-Provence, two women drowned in a cellar. In Istres, a 75-year-old man swept away by floodwaters was found dead. The Bouches-du-Rhône storm toll stands at three dead and one injured.
In Ghisonaccia, a 4x4 was swept away by the Fium'orbu river, and one man died.
In Roquebrune-sur-Argens in the Var department, a search is under way for a missing person after a car was found trapped near a watercourse. The available information does not yet establish whether the missing person was connected to the vehicle.
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Records detail how each confirmed victim was caught by floodwaters
The confirmed deaths occurred in different settings. Two women drowned in a cellar in Lançon-Provence, while a 75-year-old man was swept away by floodwaters in Istres and later found dead. In Ghisonaccia, a man died after his 4x4 was carried away by the Fium'orbu river. Each case involved floodwater rising quickly around people or vehicles, and the reports together show that victims were found in both urban and rural settings.
Rescuers continue the search for one person in Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Alongside the four confirmed deaths, one person remains unaccounted for. The search in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Var, followed the discovery of a car trapped near a watercourse. Authorities have not yet confirmed the person's identity or condition in the available reports, and the missing person is the only outstanding case in the reported toll.