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Small village in France hit by tornado, 20 hospitalized
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- A tornado struck the village of Pomas in southern France, damaging around 300 homes, destroying several cars, and injuring 39 people, with 20 hospitalized but none in critical condition.
- Rescue teams continued searching the area on Tuesday, with no missing persons reported, while emergency accommodation centers were opened for displaced residents.
- The local school in Pomas was partially destroyed, but children are expected to attend classes in nearby municipalities starting in September.
- Approximately 1,400 households in the Aude department remained without electricity following the storm, which included wind gusts over 100 km/h and hail that disrupted the Vuelta a Espana bike race.
- Meteo France noted that a few dozen tornadoes occur annually in mainland France, most of which are low intensity.
