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A British woman killed in the flooding in southern France at the weekend has been named as Linda Martinez.A British woman killed in the flooding in southern France at the weekend has been named as Linda Martinez.
Martinez, 62, from Lancashire, is believed to have drowned when a river flowing past the campsite where she was staying burst its banks. The 62-year-old from Lancashire is believed to have drowned when a river flowing past the campsite where she was staying with her husband burst its banks.
She had been on staying with her husband, Carlo, 72, at Pylône campsite, near Antibes, when the River Braque swelled catastrophically and inundated the site. She was found dead in her caravan after the flood. They had been at the Pylône campsite, near Antibes, when the river Braque swelled and inundated the site. Martinez was found dead in her caravan after the flood.
Carlo Martinez is understood to be in hospital after suffering a heart attack. It is not known whether he suffered the attack during the flooding or after discovering his wife had drowned. Carlo Martinez, 72, is understood to be in hospital after suffering a heart attack. It is not known whether he suffered the attack during the flooding or after discovering his wife had drowned.
The Foreign Office confirmed on Tuesday that Linda Martinez was the British national killed in the flood after relatives gave permission for her name to be released.The Foreign Office confirmed on Tuesday that Linda Martinez was the British national killed in the flood after relatives gave permission for her name to be released.
Related: French floods: 19 feared dead after storms sweep French RivieraRelated: French floods: 19 feared dead after storms sweep French Riviera
She was among 19 people feared dead after violent storms and severe flooding swept the Riviera. Three people drowned in a retirement home after it was flooded.She was among 19 people feared dead after violent storms and severe flooding swept the Riviera. Three people drowned in a retirement home after it was flooded.
Martinez, who had recently retired, was an administrator at Edge Hill University’s Ormskirk campus. A former colleague at the university told the Guardian the couple had a caravan in the south of France, where they holidayed regularly. Martinez had recently retired from her role as an administrator at Edge Hill University’s Ormskirk campus. A former colleague told the Guardian the couple had a caravan in the south of France, where they holidayed regularly.
Former colleagues had been trying to reach the Martinezs since hearing of the flooding but without success, she said. Former colleagues had been trying to reach the couple since hearing of the flooding but without success, she said.
A neighbour at the couple’s home in Haskayne, a village near Ormskirk, also confirmed the couple had gone on holiday and that she had heard of the tragedy. A neighbour at the couple’s home in Haskayne, a village near Ormskirk, confirmed the couple had gone on holiday and that she had heard of the tragedy.