PARIS -- Renowned for its breathtaking scenery, pine trees, rocky coastline and clear blue Mediterranean Sea, the Riviera town of Le Lavandou is drawing headlines for a new law that makes dying a ...

About 3,000 campers were among the 10,000 evacuated from La Londe and nearby Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Lavandou, the prefect of the Var region, the top state official, said in a statement.

At least three people have died after rainstorms and floods have ravaged the French Riviera which has been labelled as a 'natural disaster'.

Le Lavandou was still suffering electricity and water outages on Tuesday and access had also been restricted as the town's main road remained flooded.

Communities in southern France are bracing for thunderstorms days after flooding devastated towns, leaving 1,000 people in one area without drinking water. Residents in Le Lavandou, a commune in ...

The bodies of an elderly couple were found in the seaside resort town of Le Lavandou, while another person died after becoming trapped in a car in Vidauban, local authorities reported on Tuesday.