WEATHER REPORT: Roads cut, floods, damage, power cuts… Some French people have had to deal with the consequences of storms The violent storms which hit the west and the centre of France on Sunday afternoon particularly affected Seine-Maritime, notably causing floods and a “tornadic episode”, we learned from concordant sources. According to the Seine-Maritime prefecture, firefighters […]
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The roof of a home in Congrier was torn off and a power line of 20,000 volts was cut after a mini tornado on Friday 29th December in the afternoon. There are no injuries. “We had a feeling of doom and fear that the house would fly away.” The Prod’Homme family is still in shock. On Friday, […]
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At 11.30am on Sunday, a violent wind accompanied by a clap of thunder and a downpour of rain was observed in Paimpol and its surroundings. A power line dropped near Pors Even in Ploubazlanec. A man and a woman were also blocked by the fall of two trees. The Paimpol firefighters were called to rue […]
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WEATHER: The primary school and the commercial area are particularly affected in Saint-Martin-de-Londres … A mini-tornado occurred during the night of Wednesday to Thursday in Saint-Martin-de-Londres, 30 km north of Montpellier in Herault. The roofs of seven buildings in the commercial area were destroyed and those of six homes and several vehicles were damaged by the wind. According […]
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The department was on orange alert on Saturday … This is a rare phenomenon that hit the Rhone department in late afternoon on Saturday. While five department remained orange alert for rain and storms, a mini-tornado headed for La Ciotat and Saint Cyr, according to La Provence.
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