Three days after severe bad weather, a new body was discovered, on the evening of Tuesday March 12, in Ardèche, downstream of the area where an employee of a hydroelectric plant has disappeared. It was reported by hunters and relatives of the man missing since Saturday evening in Saint Martin de Valamas. But “the location is currently inaccessible by police and fire units”, said the department prefecture. A new attempt to access it will take place on Wednesday morning. Follow our live stream.
Bad weather last weekend left at least six people dead. With the discovery of a body in Ardèche on Tuesday evening, the toll from storm Monica increased further: four victims in Gard, one in Hérault, and one in Ardèche.
The search continues to find at least one person. A 13-year-old child is still missing in the area of Dions (Gard). The bodies of his 4-year-old sister and his father were found.
Charente-Maritime and Gironde, the last departments on orange alert. In his bulletin published Wednesday at 6 a.m., Météo-France maintained the alert for these two departments due to the risk of “floods”.