Actor Rob Lowe, star of television shows "The West Wing" and "Parks and Recreation," and his family were rescued from their vacation home in the south of France on Wednesday after torrential rains flooded the first floor of their home.

The New York Daily News reported that the 50-year-old Lowe, along with his wife Sheryl Berkoff and son John, had to be rescued after a massive storm struck where they were staying in Grasse, France, dropping three months' worth of rainfall in four hours.

Lowe snapped this photo of the floodwaters, which he posted on Instagram:

"This is is right outside the house," Lowe wrote in his caption for the photo. "Was twice as high at the worst, just before sunrise."

After they had been safely rescued, Lowe followed up with a photo of his wife hugging the first responders, which no longer appears on his Instagram page. "My wife being rescued this am (morning) in the horrific flooding in Grasse France," wrote Lowe, according to the Toronto Sun. "Glad we are safe. Grateful to first responders."

Here's a photo that Lowe's son John took of the flooding, looking just outside their vacation home's window:

Here's Lowe at the start of his trip, about a week ago:

And Lowe with his wife about two weeks ago, pictured in London: