Two people in France died in violent storms. At high wind speeds, tennis ball fell out of the air. In the south of the country, a twelve -year -old -in the evening was killed by a tree when he wanted to bring his family to safety.
In a city in the northwest of France, a quad driver also rammed a tree with a fatal force, as the Omroep BFMTV reported about the emergency services.
In many parts of France there were strong thunderstorms with storms with storms of up to 120 kilometers per hour after extreme heat. In Noord -Frankrijk there was feared more violent storm weather. A tough weather warning applied for 57 departments. The rescue workers were constantly in use. According to civil protection, more than 100,000 households were temporarily without electricity.
People must be careful
Prime Minister François Bayrou called on the inhabitants of the affected areas for extreme caution. He himself was also struck by violent thunderstorms over Paris, as a result of which water entered the parliament building, where the members of parliament currently gathered. According to the BFMTV, the session had to be briefly interrupted.
“I urge everyone to practice extreme caution while traveling and thanking the rescue employees who are now on site and on site in the coming hours,” said the French Prime Minister.
Wind speeds of 112 kilometers per hour were measured at the top of the Eiffel Tower. Due to the heavy rainfall, many metro stations were under water and traffic had to be interrupted. The temperature in the capital fell at eleven degrees within 20 minutes.
Source: Krone
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