Tornado in France injures 41 people, damages hundreds of homes

August 25, 2026 / 3:25 AM EDT / AFP Add CBS News on Google A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, authorities said.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.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. Eyewitness footage recorded from the village of Verzeille captured a tornado forming and swirling beneath a violent supercell thunderstorm south of the southern French city of Carcassonne on August 24, 2026. Reuters / DENIS MARECHAL The tornado hit hardest