Tornado Tears Through French Village, Dozens Injured
Emergency crews deployed more than 115 firefighters as 2,800 households lost power and two shelters opened for displaced residents, officials said.
- On Monday at 5:20 pm, a tornado struck the village of Pomas in the Aude department of France, affecting a community of around 1,000 inhabitants located between Carcassonne and Limoux.
- As parts of south-west France were under an orange alert, weather services recorded wind gusts of up to 117 km/h as the tornado struck; the alert was lifted at 7 pm.
- Prefecture authorities reported "26 people with non-life-threatening injuries, who have been treated and passed through the casualty assembly point, including five people evacuated to a hospital." More than 115 firefighters, including 14 urban search and rescue specialists, were deployed.
- Numerous homes in Pomas were affected, with many roofs ripped off and houses blown apart, while several departmental roads were closed to allow emergency services to intervene.
- Emergency shelters were opened in Pomas and Limoux to accommodate residents unable to return to their homes, with The Red Cross reinforcing operations to assist those displaced by the storm.
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A tornado struck southern France on Monday evening, August 24th, local time, leaving at least 26 people injured and approximately 100 homes severely damaged.
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A tornado has ripped roofs off houses in southwestern France, injuring 41 people, while severe storms have left thousands without power.
Tornado Tears Through Southern France Villages, Injuring at Least 40
CARCASSONNE, FRANCE (VINnews) — A powerful tornado tore through villages in the Aude department of southern France late Monday, injuring at least 40 people and damaging hundreds of homes. The storm struck hardest in the village of Pomas near Carcassonne, where roofs were ripped from buildings and debris littered the streets. Emergency services treated the […]
At least 26 people have been injured after a tornado hit a village in southern France.
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