Massive floods caused serious damage and power outages on Friday in parts of France's mountainous southeast region after days of heavy rain, though there were no immediate reports of any casualties. France's weather authority Meteo France placed six departments south of the city of Lyon on a red flood alert on Thursday.

Heavy rains in France cause severe flooding with cars and roads submerged:::: Givors, France:: Labegude, France:: “It’s true that the rain was forecast, but we didn’t expect it to come in an instant,