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Severe weather in southern France leaves one dead and one missing

Heavy rain and flooding across south-eastern France have caused one death in the Bouches-du-Rhône department and left another person missing in Corsica.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom21 October 2026 at 02:000 views

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Severe weather lashed south-eastern France on Monday and Tuesday, leaving one person dead near Marseille and another missing in Corsica, Euronews reported. The heavy rain moved from Occitanie towards Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur before easing in intensity by around midday on Tuesday. [1]

A 75-year-old was found dead on Tuesday 20 October in Istres, located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, according to Euronews. The individual was killed after being swept away by floodwaters in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, where emergency services had deployed a helicopter to try to locate them. [1]

In Haute-Corse, local authorities announced that one person went missing in Ghisonaccia on Tuesday evening, Euronews reported. Across the region, torrential rains flooded homes and entire neighbourhoods while sweeping away cars. [1]

France is a transcontinental European nation with a population of 68.6 million as of January 2025. The country's territory stretches across Metropolitan France in Western Europe and includes multiple overseas departments and territories. [4]

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In short

A 75-year-old died after being swept away by floodwaters in Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts.
One person was reported missing in Ghisonaccia, Haute-Corse, on Tuesday evening.
Heavy rainfall hit south-eastern France, moving from Occitanie to Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Severe weather in southern France: one dead near Marseille, one missing in CorsicaEuronews, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]Weather of 2026 on Wikipedia
[3]Air France accidents and incidents on Wikipedia
[4]France on Grokipedia
[5]Amelia Earhart search team paused by severe weather near Nikumaroro FTMQ News, 4d ago
[6]Strong El Nino winter storms to hit West Coast and South FTMQ News, 5d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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