Three people die after the collapse of France's emergency helicopter

“type helicopter EC145” lost contact with radio and radar while on a rescue mission in the Var region on Sunday evening.

The three workers were found dead about 1: 30 minutes after midnight near the town of Rowe. The news was confirmed through a French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner statement.

Authorities have already launched investigations to reveal the circumstances of the helicopter's collapse.

While France is preparing today to honor the 13 soldiers who died serving it, our country lost three heroes who gave their lives to protect the French”, the Canadian minister's statement said.

Otherwise, two people died Sunday from floods near France's southern coast, which was hit by new rainfall -- a week after the extreme weather that caused six victims -- writes The Guardian”, the newspaper Express broadcast.