Overview

• Two people died during the storms: a 12-year-old boy in southern France and a man in the north-west who crashed his quad bike into a fallen tree.
• Seventeen people suffered injuries, with one person in critical condition after violent winds and lightning swept across the country.
• Almost 100,000 households, mainly in central France, were left without electricity as flooding and uprooted trees damaged power lines.
• Torrential rain forced the suspension of a parliamentary session when the National Assembly’s roof began leaking mid-debate.
• Meteorologists warn another extreme heatwave is expected this weekend and early next week, potentially fueling further severe weather.