Europe flooding: Five dead as water rise in Germany and France

About five people died yesterday in floods across France and Germany.

Authorities say, search teams in the Bavarian town of Simbach found the bodies of three people who had been trapped in a house and a woman  found dead by a nearby stream. 

In central France an 86-year-old woman lost her life. 

Dozens of towns have been inundated and people have been saved by helicopter flights. 

Forecasters say the waters are expected to keep rising for several days.  


SOURCE: BBC news