At least 13 people have died in the popular tourist destination of Carcassonne in southwestern France after heavy rains caused severe flooding.<br /><br />The equivalent of three months of rainfall was dumped overnight in the Aude region, where a red alert – the highest weather warning was placed. In just a few hours, the heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded fields and towns, according to officials.<br /><br />This video, filmed October 16, shows the destruction in Villegailhenc, a commune in Aude.<br /><br />Among the victims is one woman who was swept away by the waters in the town of Villardonnel, and another individual who was injured as a house collapsed in Cuxac.<br /><br />President Emmanuel Macron's office said he would visit the affected areas "as soon as possible".
