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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Marc Angrand and Benoit Van Overstraeten

Violent storm kills six on Corsica as island raises new alert

View of heavy rain from a balcony as it hits the Mediterranean island of Corsica, France, August 18 2022. Twitter @EtienneMarie1 via REUTERS

A violent and unexpected storm battered the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday, killing at least six people including a teenage girl, and meteorologists predicted more bad weather to come.

Hail, heavy rain and winds peaking at 224 km per hour (140 mph) swept the island early in the day. Two of the victims were killed when trees fell in campsites.

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