In the Solenzara region of Corsica, more than 190 millimeters of rain fell in one hour, reaching nearly 200 liters of water per square meter. The Solenzara station recorded an absolute record for precipitation in France, with 538.5 millimeters of rain in six hours.
These record bad weather conditions hit the island and led to dramatic consequences, since a person went missing in Haute-Corse after heavy rains and a man was swept away by floods in the South.
In Bastia, in Haute-Corse, the siren sounded to warn the population of this sudden alert red rain flood.
This volume represents the equivalent of a month and a half of precipitation and is unprecedented in mainland France, the deluge having continued for several hours.