Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:44pm on 26 Jun 2025,Thursday Weather & Environment
Violent storms swept across France on Wednesday, killing 2 people and injuring 17 others, while also flooding streets and disrupting a parliamentary session. A 12-year-old child was killed by a falling tree in the southwest, and a man died in the northwest after crashing his quad bike into another fallen tree. The National Assembly's ceiling leaked during a session, prompting Vice President Roland Lescure to briefly suspend proceedings. Prime Minister François Bayrou remarked on the rain mid-speech. The French civil defence agency said one person remains critical, and around 110,000 homes lost power amid the post-heatwave chaos.
