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PARIS — Three people, including a girl and an elderly woman, were killed and 45,000 households were without power as strong hurricane winds hit Corsica on Thursday, officials said.
Hail, heavy rains and winds measured to peak at 224 km/h (140 mph) hit the French island as part of a country hit by a series of heat waves and severe drought. I was. It will rain in just a few hours more than in the last few months combined.
Among the deaths in Corsica, a major tourist destination, was a 13-year-old girl who died after a tree fell on her campsite, and a 72-year-old woman who was hit by a car. It also included those who died from being run over. According to officials, the roof of the beach house.
At least 12 people were injured on the island and rescue operations were underway offshore, they added.
In mainland France, grid operator Enedis said about 1,000 households were without power after the storm hit the southern Loire and Ain departments.
On Wednesday evening, streets flooded in Marseille, with streams of water running down the steps of the port city, a video shared on social media revealed.
Further north, the drought leaves the Loire, famous for its castles on the banks of the river, making it so shallow that even flat-bottomed tourist boats can barely navigate it. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel, Miriam Libet, Matthew Protard; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Tassilo Hummel by Robert Barthel and John Stonestreet)
