French weather agency Météo-France said as much as 700 millimetres of rain fell in in 48 hours in some local areas in the southern regions of Ardèche and Lozère.
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00:00Cleanup operations are underway after two days of torrential rain caused the worst flooding
00:06central France has seen in 40 years.
00:09Over 1,000 people were evacuated from several areas, but most were able to go back home
00:14on Friday.
00:16French weather agency Meteor France said as much as 700 millimeters of rain fell in
00:2148 hours in some parts of the southern regions of Ardèche and Lausanne.
00:25The agency lifted its red alert on Friday but warned of potential heavy rain in southwestern
00:31areas.