Two people, including a child, died after a strong storm hit France during the night of Wednesday (25) according to information released by emergency services on Thursday (26). The storm also injured 17 other people, one of them seriously. In southern France, the fall of a tree killed a 12 -year -old boy, while a man in a quadcycle died after colliding with another who had been knocked down by the storm.
The storms followed a strong heat wave, which had temperatures above 35 ° C and the wind gusts of more than 100km/h damaged properties. Extreme heat in the country is expected over the weekend and early next week.
According to French emergency services, almost 100,000 homes were still without electricity this Thursday, especially in the center of the country. “Trees blocking roads, damage to infrastructure and houses, flooding and energy cuts have been reported,” the statement said.
