Massive flooding has left entire houses and cars submerged across France and Italy. At least six people have died throughout Europe due to the widespread flooding, with a red alert storm warning in place along the French Riviera. In Italy, a 30-metre long highway collapsed, leaving cars perching perilously close to the edge.

The extreme weather has seen around two months worth of rainfall in just 24 hours.

French interior minister Christophe Castaner said more than 1,600 people have been evacuated.

Several rivers have also burst their banks in southeastern France, causing major damage as homes and cars were submerged.

The incredible amount of water deluge saw trees, cars and boats swept away.

In France and Italy, torrential rain killed four people and left one missing.

A woman was found dead after the surging Bomida river swept away her car in Italy.

Another person died when a rescue boat taking them and two others to shore capsized near the town of Muy, home to the French Riviera.

Emergency crews on Sunday recovered the bodies of two people missing after storms lashed south-eastern France.

Elsewhere, thunderstorms and strong winds in western Greece led to the deaths of two people who were aboard a boat moored to a pier.

Power cuts have also impacted more than 4,000 homes in the storm-hit southern coast of France. 

Since Friday, nearly 1,600 firefighters have responded to thousands of emergency calls.

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It has been raining heavily throughout Italy every day for about two weeks, leading rivers to swell. 

Flooding in Turin, northwest Italy, prompted the cancellation of a marathon.

In France, Nice airport was briefly closed Saturday.

Venice has also been partially flooded, as the lagoon city continued to be swamped by floods this weekend just 11 days after the city’s highest water levels in 50 years.

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