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| Search for missing after 15 killed in Europe floods | Search for missing after 15 killed in Europe floods |
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| The search continues for missing people following flash flooding in parts of Spain, Italy and France. | The search continues for missing people following flash flooding in parts of Spain, Italy and France. |
| Twelve died - including a British couple - when torrential rain lashed eastern Majorca in Spain. A five-year-old local boy is still missing. | Twelve died - including a British couple - when torrential rain lashed eastern Majorca in Spain. A five-year-old local boy is still missing. |
| Three Germans and a Dutch woman were among those who lost their lives. | |
| A flash flood on France's south coast killed two people in Sainte-Maxime while a woman was found dead after a storm in Sardinia, Italy. | A flash flood on France's south coast killed two people in Sainte-Maxime while a woman was found dead after a storm in Sardinia, Italy. |
| Looters | Looters |
| The two British victims of the Majorca floods were named as Anthony and Delia Green, a pair of holidaymakers in their 70s, from Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway. | The two British victims of the Majorca floods were named as Anthony and Delia Green, a pair of holidaymakers in their 70s, from Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway. |
| They were discovered in their submerged taxi, which had been swept away in Sillot, near the tourist town of Sant Llorenç. The body of the taxi driver was discovered nearby. | They were discovered in their submerged taxi, which had been swept away in Sillot, near the tourist town of Sant Llorenç. The body of the taxi driver was discovered nearby. |
| Police in Sant Llorenç say they are dealing with many incidents of looting and have increased patrols. | Police in Sant Llorenç say they are dealing with many incidents of looting and have increased patrols. |
| Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said it will take months to return the disaster-hit towns to normality. | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said it will take months to return the disaster-hit towns to normality. |
| More than 100 rescue workers searched through the night for the missing five-year-old boy. He is believed to have been in a car with his mother, who is among the victims. | More than 100 rescue workers searched through the night for the missing five-year-old boy. He is believed to have been in a car with his mother, who is among the victims. |
| His sister, who was also in the car, survived and was rescued. | His sister, who was also in the car, survived and was rescued. |
| The world's number one tennis player, Rafael Nadal, has opened the doors of his tennis academy in Manacor, near Sant Llorenç, and was photographed taking part in the clean-up effort as a volunteer. | The world's number one tennis player, Rafael Nadal, has opened the doors of his tennis academy in Manacor, near Sant Llorenç, and was photographed taking part in the clean-up effort as a volunteer. |
| Nadal was born in Manacor. He tweeted his condolences to victims' families, calling it a "sad day for Majorca". | Nadal was born in Manacor. He tweeted his condolences to victims' families, calling it a "sad day for Majorca". |
| Swept away | Swept away |
| In southern France the rise of the River Garonnette in Saint-Maxime swept five cars towards the nearby sea. | In southern France the rise of the River Garonnette in Saint-Maxime swept five cars towards the nearby sea. |
| Two bodies were found in one of the cars, which had been tossed upside down in the water. | Two bodies were found in one of the cars, which had been tossed upside down in the water. |
| Saint-Maxime lies in the Var region, where local authorities had urged people not to take to the flooded roads and to seek shelter during the heavy rainfall. | Saint-Maxime lies in the Var region, where local authorities had urged people not to take to the flooded roads and to seek shelter during the heavy rainfall. |
| According to the BFMTV news site, 210mm (8in) of rain fell on Wednesday night - two months' worth of normal rainfall. | |
| Bridge down | Bridge down |
| In Italy, the Cagliari area of Sardinia was also hit by bad weather, and one woman was found dead on Thursday. Her car had got trapped by the flooding. | In Italy, the Cagliari area of Sardinia was also hit by bad weather, and one woman was found dead on Thursday. Her car had got trapped by the flooding. |
| Italian news agency Ansa named her as 45-year-old Tamara Maccario and said she and her family had left their home near a river over fear of the impending floodwater. The vehicle was swept away at about midnight on Wednesday. | Italian news agency Ansa named her as 45-year-old Tamara Maccario and said she and her family had left their home near a river over fear of the impending floodwater. The vehicle was swept away at about midnight on Wednesday. |
| Ansa reports that one of the woman's daughters was found clinging to a tree, while two other children and their father were found in two separate homes nearby. | Ansa reports that one of the woman's daughters was found clinging to a tree, while two other children and their father were found in two separate homes nearby. |
| Ms Maccario's body was found on Thursday morning. Another man was also reported missing. | Ms Maccario's body was found on Thursday morning. Another man was also reported missing. |
| Large parts of Cagliari remain underwater, demonstrated in a video posted by Italian firefighters. | Large parts of Cagliari remain underwater, demonstrated in a video posted by Italian firefighters. |
| Roads and bridges have also been damaged. | Roads and bridges have also been damaged. |
| Dozens of people have been evacuated, and several roads have been closed due to either collapse or dangerously high water levels. | Dozens of people have been evacuated, and several roads have been closed due to either collapse or dangerously high water levels. |