Flash flooding in central Tunisia killed at least two people including a six-year-old child on Wednesday, the interior ministry said.

The drownings came less than a month after torrential rains killed at least five people in the northwestern region of Cap Bon.

The child died in the Sidi Bouzid region, while a 40-year-old man drowned in a flooded wadi in the neighbouring province of Kasserine, interior ministry spokesman Sofiene Zaag told AFP.

Schools across central Tunisia were closed throughout the day and the ministry said the flooding had closed many roads, particularly in Kasserine.

The area surrounding the region's main hospital was also under water, said an AFP correspondent on the scene.

Repeated autumnal flooding has sparked anger among residents of the marginalised region, who accuse authorities of neglecting flood defence systems.

Death toll rises to 13 in Majorca floods
Madrid (AFP) Oct 17, 2018 - The death toll from flash floods that hit Spain's holiday island of Majorca last week rose to 13 on Wednesday after the body of a missing five-year-old boy was discovered.

The "body of little Arthur", Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on Twitter, was found after more than a week of intensive searches in Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, one of the worst-hit towns.

The boy had been in a car with his mother and sister when they were hit by surging water after intense rain caused riverbeds to overflow on October 9. His sister survived, reportedly helped to safety by their mother, who died.

The boy's body was discovered not far from where his mother was found, according to the Balearic Prefecture.

In total the floods left thirteen dead, including an elderly British couple, their Spanish taxi driver and a holidaying German journalist.

A funeral for the victims is scheduled to take place in the nearby town of Manacor on Wednesday at 1900 (1700 GMT) in the presence of King Felipe VI and his wife Letizia.

The floods in Majorca were followed by other deadly storms in southwest France, which dumped the equivalent of three months rainfall overnight Sunday to Monday in the region of the fortress city of Carcassonne.

At least 14 people died and one remained missing, local authorities said Wednesday, updating the toll.

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Six dead as heavy storms hit southwestern France
Toulouse, France (AFP) Oct 15, 2018
At least six people died after heavy storms swamped parts of southwestern France, flooding rivers and cutting roads, officials said Monday. The Aude department, which includes the fortress city of Carcassonne, was particularly badly hit. One woman was swept to her death by rising waters in the Aude village of Villardonnel, and at least four died overnight in Villegailhenc, local authorities said. A sixth person also died in the department, authorities added without providing details. Th ... read more