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Heavy rainfall from Storm Ivo pummelled northwestern France, causing severe flooding in the small town of Redon. Around 1,000 ...

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Floods had nearly encircled and seeped into a French town on Thursday, with officials warning that one nearby river could reach historic levels in coming days.