In many regions of France, after a period of heat, powerful thunderstorms with gusty winds passed on Wednesday evening – in places its gusts exceeded 100 km/h. The natural disaster led to the death of two people and the blackout of about 100,000 consumers. informs The Connexion.
In the south of the country, near Toulouse, a 12-year-old boy was killed by a falling tree. In the department of Mayenne in the north-west of France, a man who crashed into a fallen tree on a quad bike was fatally injured. Another 17 people received injuries of varying degrees of severity. During the night, fire and rescue services made about 2,500 trips to eliminate the consequences of bad weather.
In Paris, several streets, underground passages and metro stations were flooded due to the heavy downpour. In the capital of France, the storms turned out to be so strong that hundreds of trees were uprooted. 20% of flights from Orly airport had to be canceled or diverted. Intense downpours caused flooding both at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (Roissy) and at the National Assembly building.
“Trees blocking roads, damage to infrastructure and homes, flooding and power outages are reported,” – says the message of the emergency service.
As of the morning of June 26, 100,000 consumers were left without electricity due to power line breaks caused by falling branches.
