Two individuals have died in France amid extreme storms that swept the nation following a spell of utmost warmth, native media reported on Wednesday, citing authorities.
Within the Tarn-et-Garonne division in southern France, a 12-year-old boy died when a tree fell close to a stream as he tried to achieve security together with his household, broadcaster BFMTV reported, quoting emergency companies.
In the meantime, in a village in north-western France, a quad bike rider died after crashing right into a tree that had fallen throughout a highway, broadcaster Ici reported.
In lots of elements of France, temperatures soared effectively above 30 levels Celsius earlier than giving method to violent thunderstorms. Gusts of wind reached as much as 120 kilometres per hour, prompting a extreme climate warning for 57 departments.
Emergency companies had been closely engaged responding to incidents as over 100,000 households misplaced energy briefly, civil defence officers mentioned.
In Paris, Prime Minister François Bayrou urged residents in affected areas to train excessive warning. He personally skilled the affect of the extreme storms over Paris, the place heavy rain induced water to seep into the parliament constructing whereas lawmakers had been in session, forcing a quick pause, in line with BFMTV.
Winds reached 112 kilometres per hour on the high of the Eiffel Tower. Heavy rain flooded many metro stations and induced visitors issues. In simply 20 minutes, the temperature in Paris dropped by 11 levels Celsius.
