France Issues Warnings for Thunderstorms and Floods in South

France issued amber warnings for thunderstorms and floods in several southern regions, forcing the Mediterranean department of Bouches-du-Rhône to delay the start of the new school year by a day.

Several departments in the central and southern parts of the country were put on alert for bad weather on Sunday and Monday, according to forecaster Meteo France. Violent thunderstorms, accompanied by torrential rain, are expected to persist until Monday, with rainfall reaching as much as 150 millimeters per hour.