Heavy flooding in France has seen roads turned into rivers as a severe weather alert has been issued for swathes of the country.
Dramatic video footage has captured the impact of the extreme weather in the picturesque coastal Carmague region of southern France, with the streets flooded with ankle-deep water following heavy rainfall.
An 'orange alert' for thunderstorms and vast flooding has also been introduced across both Paris and the Île-de-France region.
In Provence and the Alpes, 'intense, widespread and thundery' rainfall could reach as high as up to 70 to 90mm in some areas and, locally, 120mm in just a few hours, forecasters Meteo France warned.
Further south, 'hail, sometimes medium or large, strong electrical activity, violent gusts and even whirlwinds' are forecast, with temporary 'violent gusts of wind' expected near the coast in particular.
