Severe mountain flooding has destructed parts of Italy and France claiming at least 12 lives. Three dead bodies were found on the French side which shares a border with Italy.
Hundreds of rescue workers were rushed to the spot and a rescue operation was initiated to search for up to 20 others still missing.
The massive flooding ravaged the mountainous regions in France"s southeastern Alpes-Maritimes region and Italy’s northwestern regions of Liguria and Piedmont in the aftermath of a storm that hit the regions on Friday and Saturday.