Heavy rain causes widespread flooding in France’s Marseille

Loading the video No Comment Video. Heavy rain causes widespread flooding in France’s Marseille Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 20/10/2026 - 16:47 GMT+2 Heavy rain from a Mediterranean weather system has caused flooding across parts of south-eastern France, inundating roads and streets in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Heavy rain brought by a Mediterranean weather system has triggered flooding in parts of south-eastern France, with roads inundated in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Seven departments remain under orange weather alerts for flooding and severe weather as the region continues to face the impact of the heavy rainfall. The downpours have been particularly intense in parts of the region, with up to 235 millimetres of rain recorded locally in Saint-Chamas. Authorities are urging residents to remain vigilant as the adverse weather persists. Floods Weather Extreme weather Top stories Now playing Next Heavy rain causes widespread flooding in France’s Marseille Now playing Next King Charles welcomes Oman’s Sultan Haitham for state visit to UK Now playing Next Fireworks, petrol bombs and water cannon as unrest escalates in Albania Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 20th, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next 'Everything is destroyed,' Paris pharmacy owner says after protests Now playing Next Uzbekistan's $12bn business drive gathers pace during Rubio visit Now playing Next Alberta rejects independence referendum plan, but separatists vow to keep fighting Now playing Next Video: Priest dies after cross falls on him during Mass in Ecuador Now playing Next ‘Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres’: What does the student slogan mean? Now playing Next Ryanair CEO calls Ursula von der Leyen 'useless' Now playing Next France galvanised by shopkeepers who fought back against rioters Now playing Next Putin seeks Ukraine talks with Trump and Xi, refuses to meet Zelenskyy Now playing Next To infinity and beyond: Starmus co-founder Garik Israelian on mixing science, music and art Now playing Next How Turkey and Uzbekistan are preparing their cities for a changing climate Now playing Next Uzbekistan expands transport links and eases travel rules to turn its tourism boom into economic gains Now playing Next Digital bank Revolut down in major worldwide outage ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Japan launches mission to bring back samples from Mars’s moon Phobos No Comment Police patrol Paris streets under overnight curfew No Comment Residents clean up as deadly floods devastate eastern Spain No Comment Deadly floods sweep through eastern Spain after torrential rain Europe Kallas: Russian Black Sea strikes deepen ‘perfect storm’ for world food supplies Europe News Zelenskyy begins talks with US delegation headed by Trump envoy Witkoff in Oslo Europe At least five killed and thousands evacuated as Storm Adam batters eastern Spain World News Ukraine carries out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line Europe Today Ryanair CEO calls EU chief Ursula von der Leyen 'useless' and demands tax on US and Chinese airlines Europe France to impose new curfews where 'situation requires it', PM Lecornu says Europe Today Protests in France: Russian interference "quite certain" says French politician Europe Today Ryanair CEO calls Commission President Ursula von der Leyen 'useless' ADVERTISEMENT USA Trump says Paris will soon be 'a Muslim city' under Macron's immigration policies Canada ‘Albertans chose Canada’: Carney hails vote to reject referendum Europe Today Europe Today: Blame continues in France, Russia kills two children in Kharkiv Ukraine Trump says he is ready to meet Putin and Xi in China Australia Australia police say man charged after lawmaker Helen Haines deliberately hit by car Space Japan launches unprecedented mission to bring back samples from Mars' moon Phobos World News Video: Priest dies after cross falls on him during Mass in Ecuador Uzbekistan Rubio puts Trans-Caspian trade and critical minerals at centre of Central Asia talks ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT