At least three killed as hurricane-force winds batter Corsica

1. Five people have died on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica as fierce storms lashed the area, including a 13-year-old girl killed when a tree fell onto her campground bungalow, police said.

It was the third day of intense rains - which had produced flash flooding and fierce hail - across much of southern France following weeks of punishing drought.
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2. Three people died and and several more were injured as hurricane-force winds battered Corsica on Thursday, leaving 45,000 households without electricity, authorities said.
Hail, heavy rain and winds measured as peaking at 224 km per hour (140 mph) swept across the French island as parts of the country — which has been hit by a series of heatwaves and severe drought — saw more rain in just a few hours than in recent months combined.

Those killed on Corsica, a major tourist destination, included a 13-year-old girl who died when a tree fell on the campsite where she was staying and a 72-year-old woman whose car was struck by a beach hut roof, authorities said.

At least twelve people were injured on the island, and rescue operations were under way offshore, they added.

On France's mainland, grid operator Enedis said about 1,000 households were without power after a storm hit the southern Loire and Ain departments.
Footage of the storm in Paris, inundating metro stations.:
[https://youtu.be/BfbBKASxAEo]
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Violents orages en Corse : au moins trois morts et plusieurs blessés
De la Corse à #Marseille, les images des violents orages en #Méditerranée.

La #Corse a été frappée par de violents #orages et des rafales de vent atteignant 224 km/h ce jeudi matin. L'Ile-de-beauté a été subitement placée en vigilance orange.

Au moins trois personnes sont décédées, dont une jeune fille de 13 ans, tuée par la chute d'un arbre dans un camping.

Plusieurs blessés et des #degats importants sur l'île ont été signalés. Près de 45 000 foyers sont privés d'#électricité.
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