# Tornado tears through southern France

https://mins.news/en/item/31094

- BBC News, 2026-08-25 00:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ckg8wkd0j7do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A destructive tornado swept through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people and destroying homes. An eyewitness in Verzeille filmed it forming beneath a thunderstorm, while winds exceeding 100km/h ripped roofs from houses in Pomas. About 2,800 households remained without power on Monday evening and several roads were blocked.

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