A seven-year-old killed by the fall of a tree branch in Montpellier due to the violent wind

A 79-year-old man died this Friday in the garden of his residence, after a branch fell on him because of the gusts of wind.

The man was hit by a branch fallen into the garden of his residence in Montpellier on Friday, while the department of Hérault is placed in orange vigilance until at least 7pm.

Storm Martinoh has caused one death and significant damage this Friday: uprooted trees, flying shutters... like a cow on a photo montage on Facebook.

While the Hérault was struck by violent gusts, a man died in his garden in Montpellier after the fall of a branch.

"At around 15:30 in Montpellier, an 80-year-old man was the victim of a fall of the branch and unfortunately died," said the Hérault firefighters on their Signal loop. According to Montpellier City Hall, the accident occurred "in the perimeter of the residence" of the octogenary

The 79-year-old man succumbed despite the rescue intervention, this Friday, 21 March, at around 3:30 p.m. The firefighters multiplied the interventions in the department for buildings and structures threatened with fall.