US EditionMini-tornado damages nearly 200 homes in southwestern France
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"It Ripped Out the Whole Roof, the Car Exploded": These Girondins Tell the Story of a "Mini-Tornade"
A "mini-tornade" fell on Saturday 31 January in the municipality of Mios, Gironde. More than 300 houses were damaged. Some residents testified to the microphone of the 20H of TF1. - "It ripped out the whole roof, the car exploded": these Girondins tell the passage of a "mini-tornade" (Weather and weather).
'No time to react': mini-tornado damages homes in Gironde, west...
A violent 'mini-tornado' hit the west of France on Saturday (January 31), damaging around 300 homes in the Gironde department. The phenomenon struck the town of Mios at 12:05, near the Arcachon basin, ripping off roofs, collapsing walls and uprooting trees as it coursed through several neighbourhoods for around 15 minutes. "It was five minutes of noise everywhere - we didn't have time to react," a couple told news outlet France 3, after their ga…
A tornado swept the town of Mios, located on the Arcachon Basin, Saturday, January 31. Nearly 300 houses were hit, and more than 100 firefighters went there.
A violent blow of wind hit "three neighborhoods of Mios" in Gironde, including the city centre, "without causing injury".
A "mini-tornade" hit Mios, in Gironde, on Saturday 31 January. 300 homes suffered significant material damage but no one was injured.
Wrenched roofs, collapsed walls, uprooted trees but no wounded to deplore, the area experienced a turbulent Saturday.
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