Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 10 Aug 2018

1. France rescues hundreds from severe floods

Around 1,600 people, including 100 children at a summer camp had to be rescued yesterday from heavy floods in the south of France. A 70-year-old German, said to be one of the camp workers, is missing. More than 400 firefighters and police have been deployed to deal with the floods, which are particularly bad in Gard, Ardeche and Drome.

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