Overview

• Two people, including a 12-year-old near Montauban and a man in Mayenne, were killed by falling trees during the June 25 storms.
• Wind gusts reached up to 140 km/h and hailstones measured up to 5 cm as heavy rain caused localized flooding.
• Firefighters and Sécurité Civile carried out 2,500 operations across 44 departments placed on orange alert.
• About 70,000 households remained without electricity on June 26 as crews worked to restore power and repair infrastructure.
• Ministers warned that the storms highlighted how climate change is intensifying heatwaves and fueling more violent weather events.