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Tornado Strikes Pomas, France, Leaving Over 300 Homes Damaged

By Thabo Mokoena

A tornado of unusual strength has struck the village of Pomas in southern France, resulting in numerous injuries and causing damage to over 300 residences. Fortunately, there have been no reports of missing individuals.

According to the Aude prefecture, 1,400 homes remained without power as of Tuesday morning. Below is a glimpse of the tornado and its consequences.

The tornado twisted above the village of ⁠Verzeille, located just a few kilometers east of Pomas, late Monday, as seen in this screengrab from a social media video confirmed by Reuters. Many houses affected by the tornado sustained broken windows.

A tornado in the dark sky in the distance, with a home and vehicles in the foreground.

(Denis Marechal/Reuters)

The tornado was captured moving through Preixan, situated a few kilometers north of Pomas, in this screengrab from social media, which has been verified by Reuters.

A tornado in the distance.

(Guillaume Noe/Reuters)

Assessing the situation, commencing cleanup

On Tuesday, a man is pictured standing amidst the debris of a damaged house in Pomas.

A man standing among rubble of a damaged house exposed to the outside.

(Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP/Getty Images)

Debris is scattered across the floor of the church of Saint Julien et Sainte Basilisse after its roof fell during the tornado in Pomas.

An archway of a church looking inside that is strewn with debris and police tape across the entrance.

(Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP/Getty Images)

This image depicts fallen trees in a cemetery following the tornado’s impact in Pomas.

Tombstones with crosses frame a scene of a fallen tree at a cemetery.

(Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP/Getty Images)

Workers are seen covering the damaged roof of a structure with a tarpaulin in Pomas.

Two men on a damaged roof, draping tarp across one side, bathed in golden light.

(Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP/Getty Images)

Pedestrians are seen walking past a fallen tree near damaged residences in Pomas.

Pedestrians on a road, flanked on one side with emergency vehicles and the other with downed trees, bathed in golden light.

(Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP/Getty Images)

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