Heavy rainfall in parts of France caused flooding, evacuations and closed motorways and railway lines on Thursday. In Paris, a man was killed by a falling tree in the evening, as reported by the media.

Heavy rainfall and swollen rivers unleashed torrents of brackish water that cut off roads, swept away cars and swamped buildings.

Heavy rainfall in parts of France caused flooding, evacuations and closed motorways and railway lines on Thursday. The weather service Météo France issued the highest red warning level for six regions in the southern half of the country,