Death toll rises to 12 as Italy, France witness devastating floods; several missing

Severe mountain flooding has destructed parts of Italy and France claiming at least 12 lives. Three dead bodies were found on French side which shares a border with Italy. According to Associated Press reports, hundreds of rescue workers were rushed to spot and a rescue operation was initiated to search for up to 20 ors still missing.  massive flooding ravd mountaius regions in France's souastern Alpes-Maritimes region and Italy’s rthwestern regions of Liguria and Piedmont in aftermath of a storm that hit regions on Friday and Saturday.

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Dead bodies swept away

As per reports, many dead bodies could t be identified as current in waters swept m away. France's Alpes-Maritimes region prefect was reported to have spoken to a local newspaper, Nice Matin, claiming that some bodies found in Italy side were apparently corpses from coffins that had been swept away across border by immense currents in water. Bernard Gonzalez furr added on Monday afteron that two more bodies had been found in region after one which was found Sunday in worst-hit town of Saint-Martin-Vesubie. A woman's body was discovered Monday in Mediterranean Sea near Ligurian province of Imperia in Italy. In addition to this, five or bodies, all men, were found on Sunday in Italian coastal town of Ventimiglia. 

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A local newspaper quoted him saying, " bodies found correspond to decomposing cadavers from our side ... but it's most likely bodies came from cemeteries swept away by water”. 

raging floodwaters did t even spare livestock and carcasses were seen floating up on a beach in French Riviera town of Saint-Laurent du Var. In addition, French rescuers continued rescue operation to trace 12 or people whose families have t heard of m since storm that cut off communications and encroached roads. 
widespread flooding has put an additional burden on regions dealing with coronavirus pandemic. goverrs of both Liguria and Piedmont have urged Italian government for emergency aid. 

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Inputs: AP