The victim was in his car which was swept away by flood water near Varano Lake, in the Gargano area. The body of the victim - a 24 year old man - was found on Saturday 06 September although it is understood that the victim had disappeared on Wednesday 03 September. An elderly man was swept away by flood water in Peschici, in the province of Foggia, also in Puglia and remains missing.
Several areas in Gargano saw severe flooding after 2 to 3 days of heavy rain last week. Some reports claim the rainfall is the heaviest in 80 years, with 60cm (two feet) or rain falling in the last few days.
Road and rail transport was badly affected, leaving some areas isolated, and over 1,000 people had to be evacuated. The areas is a popular tourist destination and the floods have affected many tourist spots, as the before and after photo of the beach at Peschici shows below.
#AlluvioneGargano, la spiaggia di Peschici prima e dopo il nubifragio http://t.co/O2xxELJuWT pic.twitter.com/QM65qpbuHB
- la Repubblica (@repubblicait) September 6, 2014
#AlluvioneGargano pic.twitter.com/uhfQdTlDRS
- Michele Rosa LAB (@MicheleRosaLAB) September 7, 2014
#periscopio Abitazioni a Peschici sommerse dall'alluvione che ha colpito il Gargano. (Luca Turi, Ansa) pic.twitter.com/Qj5rag3oQn
- Sono U[n] Boot (@Unboot) September 8, 2014
#AlluvioneGargano l'auto dell'uomo disperso a Peschici @RaiNews pic.twitter.com/I7lXUFZlRO
- paolopoggio (@paolopoggio) September 7, 2014
Camper trascinati in mare. #Peschici @corrmezzogiorno @repubblicait @MediasetTgcom24 @RaiNews @SkyTG24 pic.twitter.com/oQ7TnKmaJJ
- Elia De Nittis (@EliaDeNittis) September 6, 2014
Queste immagini arrivano da Rodi sul #gargano immagini forti e piene di amarezza. #AlluvioneGargano pic.twitter.com/WjLZ9QQyra
- Puglia Gargano (@PizzicatoEcObEb) September 7, 2014
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