Rare tornado hits French village

Hundreds of people have been damaged when a tornado struck a French village.

Hundreds of people have been damaged when a tornado struck a French village.

Dozens of people were injured after a tornado ravaged a small village in southern France. According to local authorities in Pomas, two people are in critical condition. Over 1,400 homes are still without electricity on August 25.

Footage shows a large tornado destroying homes, injuring 37 people and leaving residents in shock, as Europe's summer of extreme weather continues.

Gusts of up to 117km per hour were recorded, with dramatic footage showing the rare tornado on the move

A TORNADO tore through a village in south-west France, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes. Fifteen people were taken to hospital, including a pregnant woman who was injured when her house collapsed on her after winds reaching 73mph ripped through Pomas on Monday. An orange alert was issued for thundersto

The south-western village of Pomas was hardest hit, with hundreds of homes damaged and fifteen people taken to hospital.

Tornado rips through French village  CNN

Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published August 25, 2026 8:55am Updated August 25, 2026 8:55am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A tornado has ripped through a village in southern France, leaving 15 people in hospital. More than 120 emergency

A tornado tears through Pomas in southern France, damaging homes and roofs and injuring 31 people as severe storms hit the Aude region.

A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, authorities said.

The French authorities had placed swathes of the country’s south-west on orange alert for storms.

Some 41 people were hurt as the tornado ripped through the village in southwestern France .

A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France yesterday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, according to local authorities.