Overview
- Emergency services say a vehicle was washed off the RT10 in southern Corsica in the early hours of Friday, Nov. 6, and two occupants were found dead inside the car.
- A third person from the same vehicle was rescued by helicopter and taken to medical care, with officials reporting that this survivor is not in life‑threatening condition.
- More than 100 sapeurs‑pompiers were mobilized and helicopters began aerial reconnaissance as crews moved from immediate search to wider crisis management and road assessments.
- Météo France placed Haute‑Corse and Corse‑du‑Sud on orange (level 3 of 4) rain‑flood warnings through midday Friday and authorities have ordered the RT10 closed to all traffic.
- Local sources report the vehicle may have come from Figari airport and that the victims were local residents, and officials are urging people to avoid travel while damage and risk areas are identified.