Францын Одын бүс нутагт даваа гарагийн орой дэгдсэн хүчтэй хар салхины улмаас олон зуун барилга байгууламж сүйдэж, эрчим хүчний хангамж тасалдсан байна.
Францын Дотоод хэргийн сайд Лоран Нунез тус байгалийн үзэгдлийг ховор тохиолдох хүчтэй хар салхи гэж тодорхойлж, аврах ажиллагаанд оролцож буй алба хаагчид болон сайн дурынхныг өндрөөр үнэллээ. Орон нутгийн захиргааны мэдээлснээр, 39 хүн гэмтэж бэртсэний хоёр нь хүнд гэмтэл авсан бөгөөд одоогоор амиа алдсан болон сураггүй болсон хүн байхгүй байна.
Гамшгийн бүсэд 75 гал сөнөөгч болон тусгай хүчнийхэн ажиллаж, эвдэрч сүйдсэн барилгуудыг шалгаж, аюулгүй байдлыг хангах ажиллагааг үргэлжлүүлж байна. Орон гэргүй болсон иргэдийг Улаан загалмайн нийгэмлэгийн тусламжтайгаар түр хоргодох байранд шилжүүлж, зарим иргэдийг ойр дотныхон руу нь нүүлгэн шилжүүлэх арга хэмжээ авчээ.
Эрчим хүчний сүлжээний оператор “Enedis” компанийн мэдээлснээр, мягмар гарагийн өглөөний байдлаар өмнөд бүс нутагт 21,000 орчим өрх цахилгаангүй болсноос 1,400 орчим нь Одын бүс нутагт байна. “Keraunos” цаг уурын төвийн шинжээчид хар салхины салхины хурд цагт 200-240 км хүрсэн байх магадлалтай гэж үзэж байгаа бөгөөд энэ нь “Enhanced Fujita” шаталбараар EF2-EF3 ангилалд багтаж болзошгүй ховор үзэгдэл юм.
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At least 39 people were injured, including two critically, as the storm damaged some 300 homes and knocked out power
A rare and violent tornado has run rampant through the village of Pomas in southern France, injuring 39 people, including two critically, and damaging around 300 homes, according to the local authorities.
The tornado struck the village in the Aude department on Monday evening, with footage showing a large funnel swirling over the settlement, with gusts of violent winds wreaking havoc, ripping apart roofs, and smashing windows.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez called it a “tornado of rare intensity” while praising firefighters, security forces, and volunteers involved in the response.
Rescue operations continued through the night, the prefecture said on Tuesday, with 75 firefighters deployed alongside specialist reinforcements to check damaged buildings and search affected areas.
Residents forced from their homes were sheltered in a multi-purpose hall with help from the Red Cross, while others were temporarily relocated with relatives or to neighboring communes.
🌪️Eyewitness footage recorded from the village of #Verzeille captured a #tornado forming and swirling beneath a violent supercell thunderstorm south of the southern French city of #Carcassonne. https://t.co/tL5GfNBnxLpic.twitter.com/oGurjJdrxi
📌Authorities reported at least 26… pic.twitter.com/U5AVlVP0iw— ⚡️🌎 World News 🌐⚡️ (@ferozwala) August 25, 2026
While no people were reported killed or missing, among the injured was a pregnant woman who was hurt when her house collapsed on her, according to AFP.
The storm also battered electricity infrastructure across southern France. Grid operator Enedis said about 21,000 households were without power across the south on Tuesday morning, including around 1,600 in Aude. The prefecture later put the number still without electricity locally at about 1,400.
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The tornado appears unusually powerful by French standards. Emmanuel Wesolek, president of the Keraunos severe-weather observatory, told HuffPost that an initial assessment indicated “gusts of more than 200 kph” and potentially as high as 240 kph.
The tornado would likely rate somewhere between the upper end of EF2 and the lower end of EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, he added.
According to Meteo-France, while not as frequent as in the US, a few dozen tornadoes occur in mainland France in an average year, and most are of low intensity. According to figures cited by HuffPost, EF2 tornadoes occur only once or twice annually, while an EF3 is recorded roughly once every four years.
