A severe tornado struck a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes. The tornado hit hardest in Pomas, where an estimated 300 homes were damaged, with some roofs ripped off. More than 120 emergency workers were deployed to the scene, and 15 of the injured were taken to a hospital, including a pregnant woman who was trapped when her house collapsed on her. A total of 2,800 homes across 10 villages were left without electricity due to the storm.
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A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, including an estimated 300 homes in the village of Pomas with a population of 1,000. The tornado also caused power outages and disruptions to transportation, forcing the cancellation of a cycling race in the area. More than 120 emergency workers were deployed to the scene, and 15 of the injured were taken to a hospital. Storms across southern France affected several major cities, including Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, and even Paris to the north. The tornado hit with winds reaching up to 73 miles per hour in nearby Arquettes-en-Val.
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A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, authorities said.
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French authorities had placed swaths of the country's southwest on orange alert for storms, and numerous areas were hit with power outages and the disruption of transportation.
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In the Aude region, officials canceled the third stage of the Vuelta a España cycling race, which was being held in the area, when a hailstorm forced riders to seek shelter.
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hailstorm → cancel → shelter
The tornado hit hardest in the village of Pomas, with a population of 1,000, damaging an estimated 300 homes, in some cases ripping their roofs off.
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More than 120 emergency workers were deployed to the scene, local authorities said, and 15 of the injured were taken to a hospital.
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They included a pregnant woman who was hurt when her house collapsed on her, her husband told AFP.
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The national weather service, Meteo-France, said winds reached up to 73 miles per hour in the nearby village of Arquettes-en-Val.
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Storms across southern France upended the transportation network, delaying trains, forcing road closures, and causing delays and cancellations at airports in Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse and even Paris to the north, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said.
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An estimated 2,800 homes were left without electricity across 10 villages, officials said.
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France sees several dozen tornadoes per year on average.
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