A 31-year-old kite passenger has died and three others were injured after a small tornado struck Villers-sur-Mer Beach, on the Côte Fleurie coast, in Normandy, France, Saturday night.
The wounded were hit by flying objects and taken to hospital.
quoted Franceinfo, the The mayor of Villiers-sur-Mer, Thierry Grantorco, stated that the fatal victim was “thrown from the water on the wall of a restaurant, where he died”.
weather pattern Abnormal winds up to 90 km/h were seen in Deauville, Villers-sur-Mer, Oysterham, Trouville and Le Havre. The temperature has even been reported to drop by about 15°C in just a few minutes.
Thierry Grantorco stressed that “Meteo France warned of the storm but stressed that it could not expect a small hurricane,” adding that it was known that “there will be Strong winds but never thought they were so violent.”
About 15 residents have been temporarily relocated.
The strong wind lasted 20-25 minutes on the Côte Fleurieentre, between Ouistreham and Deauville.
The windsurfer who died lived in Paris and had a second home on the Normandy coast.
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