A cool video has emerged of a man walking a tightrope over a flooded street in Montpellier, France.

The man came up with the stunt to make the most of torrential downpours in the French city on Monday: “I had to give it a go” he later wrote online.

According to Al Jazeera, in the space of just three hours, the city was hit with a staggering 252mm of rain.

France has declared a state of natural disaster in 60 southern towns as a result of flooding.

A cool video has emerged of a man walking a tightrope over a flooded street in Montpellier, France.

The man came up with the stunt to make the most of torrential downpours in the French city on Monday: “I had to give it a go” he later wrote online.

According to Al Jazeera, in the space of just three hours, the city was hit with a staggering 252mm of rain.

France has declared a state of natural disaster in 60 southern towns as a result of flooding.