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France Declares 'Natural Disaster' in Flood-Hit Towns
by Naharnet Newsdesk 30 September 2014, 12:16

France on Tuesday declared a state of natural disaster in about 60 southern towns hit by torrential downpours, which also left the Mediterranean city of Montpellier under water.

Floodwater streamed down roads and highways, engulfing cars as the Lez river burst its banks in the seaside capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region after it was lashed by record-breaking downpours.

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