Nine drown in choppy Mediterranean sea
16 September
At least nine people have died after drowning in rough Mediterranean seas in the south of France, officials have said.They were swept out to sea while swimming in choppy waters on several different beaches on the south coast.High winds had stirred up the seas, causing a swell, French media report. Five people in their 60s and 70s died in Hérault, two aged 58 and 71 died in Bouches-du-Rhône, and another two died on a beach in Leucate, Aude