(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Heavy floods have forced the evacuation of 1,600 people – most of them campers – in Southern France, officials say.
They say a 70-year-old German man who was helping to supervise children at one of the summer camps is missing.
The worst-hit areas are Gard, Ardèche and Drôme. More than 400 firefighters and police – as well as four helicopters – have been deployed.
The flooding comes after Southern France – and much of Europe – experienced unusually hot weather.
In a statement, the French Interior Ministry said six departments were placed on a flood alert.
