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A family urgently empties a house by the Vésubie river in Roquebillière, that threatens to collapse at any time, after heavy storms lashed in southern France and northern Italy resulting in two dead and at least 30 missing. IMAGES
A 15-year-old girl is killed after a suspension bridge over a river in southwest France collapsed Monday, causing a car, a truck and possibly a third vehicle to plunge into the water, local authorities said. IMAGES
Images of the River Seine and tourists as the men's triathlon event scheduled for Tuesday was postponed until Wednesday due to 'sanitary reasons', as the water was still too polluted, announced the organisers, who had taken the risky gamble of having athletes swim in the river from the outset. IMAGES
"It will be a major legacy for us," says Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo after swimming for a few minutes in the river Seine with the President of the Paris Games Organising Committee (Cojo) Tony Estanguet. IMAGES
The Seine's peak flood reached 4.25 metres in Paris on Saturday, while the famous Zouave statue on the Pont de l'Alma had its feet in the water. IMAGES
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