France, Jan. 31 -- More than 1,600 people have fled their homes in western France as a third major storm in a week brought record rainfall and extreme flooding.

Storm Ivo hit areas already struggling with flooding from storms Eowyn and Herminia. Red weather alerts remain active in three regions of Brittany - Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique and Morbihan.

Their combined impact of the storms was exacerbated by the fact that the ground was already drenched from previous persistent rainfall.

National weather service Meteo France warned that the situation could get worse in the coming days and authorities are on high alert.River levels expected to rise

The town of Redon, surrounded by two rivers, a canal and marshes, has been underwater s...