Freak Storm Buries French Town in Deluge of Hail (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A village in France was hammered by up to 80cm (32in) of hail after a freak June storm.
Plombières-les-Bains, in the eastern Vosges mountain range, was smashed by hail in a thunderstorm on Tuesday morning.
The downpour also caused flooding, which affected several streets and the basements of some properties, according to French broadcaster BFM TV.
Shocking footage from Plombières showed rainwater moving down a street past parked cars, with the deluge in some places flowing into doorways.
In other images, people and diggers could be seen shoveling large mounds of hail, which were reported to be 70-80cm (28-32in) deep – and in some places rose to 100cm (40in).
Amid Tuesday’s storm, however, the Vosges Fire Department issued fresh warnings, urging residents in Plombières and nearby Remiremont to limit their movements and remain “extremely vigilant.”
Firefighters were called out 56 times, the department authorities said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.
