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Some 5,000 homes were still without electricity on Monday morning 
after as many as 70,000 suffered blackouts the previous evening.French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who visited the affected 
zone on Sunday with President Francois Hollande, told Europe 1 radio on 
Monday there had been some looting and nine people had been arrested.Four people were still missingzon Monday after flash floods on the 
French Riviera killed at least 17 people over the weekend, prompting the
 government to declare a natural disaster in the southeastern tourist 
region.“Police intervened very quickly to stop these despicable acts,” he said.Some 300 police and 543 fire officers were still carrying out search 
and rescue operations across areas affected by the floods, Cazeneuve 
said.<br />

Torrential rain struck the Alpes-Maritimes administrative department,
 bordering Italy, on Saturday evening, flooding local towns including 
Cannes and disrupting transport routes.The
 victims included three people killed at a retirement home that was 
flooded in the village of Biot, and seven inhabitants of the town of 
Mandelieu-la-Napoule who had attempted to reach their cars in a garage, 
local government officials said.Local rail services resumed on Sunday after being suspended 
overnight. Train services were expected to remain limited for the rest 
of Monday, while some roads remained blocked.President Francois Hollande said on Sunday the government would 
approve natural disaster status for the area at Wednesday’s cabinet 
meeting and pledged.