Thunderstorms in the Landes: Two Light Wounded, Trees Lying Down, Closed Roads, Floods and Fire Departures
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Last night, in Peyrehorade, a storm caused a lot of damage. Erika, who lives in the city centre of this town of the Landes, bears witness to the strength of the wind.
▶️ More than fifteen departments are on orange alert for storms. The latter have already struck in the Landes. Firefighters carried out more than 170 interventions in twenty municipalities. In Peyrehorade, a violent storm broke out around 22:00 on Sunday evening. A rapid episode lasting about thirty minutes, but extremely violent. Hundreds of trees have fallen on roads, houses, cars, and even in gardens. (Weather and bad weather).
Violent storms struck the Landes on the night of Sunday, 23 August, to Monday, 24 August. The most serious damage was found in the commune of Peyrehorade, south of the department.
Strong storms hit the Landes department on Sunday evening. The area of Peyrehorade was hit the most. Roads are closed and 7,500 homes no longer have electricity.
In the south-west, the evening of 23 August was marked by severe thunderstorms, involving 150 firefighters in some 20 municipalities in the Landes, and without electricity up to 7,500 homes.
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