Corsica floods Porto-Vecchio, Digi Mart USA News (Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France): Two people died after their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters on the road linking Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio in Corsica-du-Sud, according to franceinfo. The mayor of Porto-Vecchio, Jean-Christophe Angelini, said he was in shock and grieving as the search for details continued.
Speaking on franceinfo on Friday, November 6, Angelini said his thoughts were with the families and those affected by the tragedy. He said he was awaiting further information about the precise circumstances of the incident.
A third person who was in the vehicle managed to get out and is hospitalized.
Angelini described the damage in the town as “appalling.” He said entire sections of the municipal road network had been devastated, and bridges that were decades old, or older, had been carried away. Some access roads are impassable and submerged.
Although the rain has stopped, the mayor urged residents, given the tragedies already experienced, to respect safety instructions and strictly limit travel within the municipality.
