At least 3 other people had been killed after violent thunderstorms hit the French island of Corsica on Thursday morning.
An extra 12 other people had been injured — together with one in vital situation — as heavy rain and winds of as much as 222 kph had been registered in some spaces at the island.
The Corsica prefecture mentioned in a remark {that a} 13-year-old lady died after a tree fell on a campsite within the coastal the city of Sagone. The 3rd fatality used to be a 46-year-old guy killed within the the city of Calvi.
About 45,000 families had been left with out energy at the island as a result of the storms, in step with the French electrical energy corporate EDF.
The nation’s maritime authority mentioned it used to be additionally engaging in round 60 rescue operations alongside the west coast of the Mediterranean island after a number of ships had been grounded.
After a summer season of drought, heatwaves and woodland fires, violent storms have hit France and neighbouring international locations in fresh days.
The Météo-France climate company mentioned that some spaces of Corsica had registered extra rain in a couple of hours than in the previous couple of months blended.
In southern France, thunderstorms on Wednesday flooded the Old Port of Marseille and town’s primary courthouse and compelled many within reach seashores to near. Around 1,000 families had been with out electrical energy within the southern Loire and Ain areas.
The mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, mentioned on Twitter that extra water has fallen “in 24 hours than since the beginning of the year”.
Winds over 100 kph had been additionally recorded on the best of the Eiffel Tower in Paris amid a flash flood on Tuesday. The towns of Saint-Etienne and Lyon have additionally reported flooding in some spaces.