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Tornado North of Paris Kills One, Injures Nine as Cranes Collapse in Ermont

Officials began damage assessments toward a provisional IF2/EF2 rating, with power restoration, sheltering efforts, crane‑collapse investigations ongoing.

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Overview

  • The victim was a 23-year-old construction worker struck by a falling crane, the Pontoise prosecutor said.
  • Local authorities reported four people in critical condition and five with serious injuries after the short-lived but violent storm.
  • At least three construction cranes toppled in Ermont, with roof damage, overturned vehicles and outages across neighbouring communes including Eaubonne, Franconville, Sannois, Andilly and Montmorency.
  • Emergency services mobilized roughly 80 firefighters, 50 police officers and 20 SAMU staff; a gymnasium opened to shelter displaced residents after more than 700 assistance calls.
  • Keraunos and the European Severe Weather Database confirmed a tornado and indicated an IF2/EF2-range event provisionally, with a full ground survey by meteorological teams still pending.