Rare tornado in southwestern France injures dozens, damages homes
Local authorities said 39 people were injured and 300 homes were damaged as emergency crews searched for victims and restored power.
- A violent tornado swept through the Aude department in southwestern France, injuring at least 39 people—including two critically—and damaging more than 300 homes.
- The small village of Pomas bore the brunt of the storm's destruction, where roofs were torn off, structures collapsed, and over 120 emergency personnel were deployed to rescue residents and establish emergency shelters.
- Severe weather across the region knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of households and forced the cancellation of a stage of the Vuelta a España cycling race due to localized hail.
- Transport networks were heavily disrupted, causing train delays, road closures from fallen debris, and flight cancellations across major southern French airports, including Toulouse and Marseille.
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez described the tornado as an event of "rare intensity," while weather authorities noted wind speeds reached up to 117 km/h in neighboring areas.
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Much of the country experienced unusual storms and rains with strong gusts of wind. The exceptionally hot summer in Europe is giving way to this kind of extreme phenomena
In the late afternoon of 24 August, a tornado hit the French commune of Pomas, which has about a thousand inhabitants. There are 39 wounded, of which about fifteen in hospital and two in critical conditions, and about 300 damaged houses. This is reported by the subprefect of the Aude Emmanuelle Plantier-Lemarchand, who explained that since Monday evening [...] L'articolo Tornado nel sud-ovest della Francia: 39 injured and 300 damaged houses "The…
The phenomenon destroyed some 300 homes in Pomas, left two people in critical condition and caused power outages in thousands of homes
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