Tornado rips through French village, injuring at least 31

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

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

A huge tornado has swept through a region of France, causing chaos and destruction in its path.The weather phenomenon struck Aude in southern France late ⁠on Monday, damaging more than 300 homes and injuring 41 ⁠people.Shock social media footage showed ​the ⁠tornado swirling above ‌the village of Verzeille ‌late on Mon

The tornado hit hardest in the village of Pomas, population 1,000, damaging an estimated 300 homes.

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 .

French authorities had placed swathes of the country's southwest on orange alert for storms. Meteo-France said winds had reached up to 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour.

French authorities had placed swathes of the country's southwest on orange alert for storms. Meteo-France said winds had reached up to 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour.

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

Homes were reportedly destroyed near Carcassonne as severe storms brought damaging winds, large hail and torrential rain to the Aude department.