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Added on the 18/08/2022 20:50:34 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Trees and roofs blown off, power lines down, vines crushed: in the small-town of Preuilly, in central France, inhabitants are particularly hard hit by the violent storm that have swept through the department. IMAGES
While Météo-France has placed the Alpes-Maritimes department on red alert for rain and floods, the southern causeway of the Promenade des Anglais - the beachfront esplanade in Nice - is closed. IMAGES
In Bourg-De-Peage in south east France, residents begin clearing up the damage after a hailstorm violently hit the area. France's Minister for Agriculture, Didier Guillaume visited the area. IMAGES
Hailstones are still clearly visible in the soil of the vineyards in Chablis, in the Yonne department, after the region had been hit by two "supercell hailstorms" the previous day, causing extensive damage. IMAGES
The town hall, the post office and the school are closed: the centre of Hesdigneul-les-Boulogne, a small village near Boulogne-sur-Mer, is still under water as the northern Pas-de-Calais region wakes up groggy after a night of heavy rain, following a historic rise in water levels that has already caused major damage. IMAGES