The World - News from Aug. 7, 1985
Two freak 10-foot waves slammed into the coast of southern France, about 46 miles west of Marseilles, drowning a woman and forcing the evacuation of about 2,000 people from a vacation haven of isolated campgrounds and nude beaches, authorities reported. Officials said 12 people were hospitalized and many others were reported to be suffering from shock. Authorities feared that the death toll would rise as rescue workers reached areas cut off by water.
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