During a visit to France's Pas-de-Calais region, French President Emmanuel Macron announces the creation of a 50-million-euro ($54 million) 'support fund"' for towns and villages in the coutnry's flood-hit north. Communities in the Pas-de-Calais and Nord departments have suffered days of heavy rain, rivers breaking their banks and floods, and the water may rise further in the coming days before some residents have even returned to their homes. SOUNDBITE