News in Brief: Floods Hit France. The turbulent Rhone River goes on a rampage and floods the famous town of Avignon and its neighboring communities. Boats are used to evacuate the many homeless. VS flooding. Landscape with high water covering a lot of ground. Flood waters rush through street. Trucks, then people, move through flooded street (not even knee-high). People riding in a boat hand a milk bottle to someone on the flooded steps of a building - special delivery!