Six people, including two children, are missing in the Gard region of southern France after being overwhelmed by floodwaters. A father and his two children aged 4 and 13 were hit in Dions, north of Nîmes, around 11.30pm on Saturday.

Two other people in Goudargues, in the north of the department, around 5am on Sunday. A motorist had already been reported missing on Saturday evening in Gagnières, also in the department.