Boy, 12, and Man, 59, Killed After Flash Floods Sweep Through France
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He was with his cousins when the trees crushed him.
A 12-year-old was killed by the fall of a tree and a man died by striking a quad. Météo France had anticipated heavy rains and gusts of wind with risks of hail, a phenomenon linked to the peak of heat that affects the country.
Heavy thunderstorms in France on Wednesday claimed two lives, including that of a 12-year-old boy near Montauban, near Toulouse. The boy was fatally struck by a falling tree during a storm.
A 12-year-old child was killed on Wednesday by the fall of a tree near Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne. According to TF1-LCI, he was participating in a river exit when his group was surprised by the storm. - Thunderstorms in Tarn-et-Garonne: a 12-year-old child killed by the fall of a tree (Weather and weather).
The thunderstorms had been announced by the Prefecture, but he could not escape. On Wednesday 25 June 2025, a 12-year-old child died crushed by a tree at the ford of Piquecos, north of Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne). According to La Dépêche, the victim's family, coming from the Chechen community of Montauban, spent the evening at the ford, a very popular site for walkers and picnic lovers, to shelter the strong heats of the city centre. But at abou…
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