At least one person died and another 15 were injured in recent hours in France, two of them seriously, after a night of rain, hail and lightning, with the The French meteorological services register more than 50,000.
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, confirmed this Sunday the initial balance of victims, after estimating that the French firefighters had carried out some 3,400 interventions during the night. According to the ruler, the fatality was a 30-year-old woman who was trapped in a landslide in Rouen, in northwestern France. Among the 15 injured is a 13-year-old girl who is in critical condition.
Gérald Darmanin also announced that he will propose on Monday that declared a state of natural disaster in the countrytaking into account the damage caused, above all, to agricultural crops, especially vineyards, which were affected by the hail.
The French meteorological authorities warned that the storms could be repeated this Sunday in the east of the country, especially in Alsace, Lorraine and Burgundy, although the authorities have gradually lifted the orange alert status declared late on Saturday afternoon in more than 65 country departments.
Source: Observadora
