12 killed as floods hit France and Italy

12 killed as floods hit France and Italy
A damaged hotel is pictured after the floods in Breil-sur-Roya, near the border with Italy, Monday, Oct.5, 2020. Flooding has devastated mountainous areas in France’s southeastern region of Alpes-Maritimes and Italy’s northwestern regions of Liguria and Piedmont, after a storm swept through the two countries on Friday and Saturday. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Three more bodies have been discovered on the French side of the border with Italy after severe mountain flooding ravaged parts of both countries, leaving at least 12 dead.

Hundreds of rescue workers are searching for up to 20 other people who are still missing.

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