Tornado sweeps Lorraine and injures at least 7 people in Luxembourg
Météo France had placed Friday the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle in orange vigil because of a risk of "violent storms". Reality has given him more than reason.
Around 5:30 pm on Friday, the tornado affected Bascharage and Petange, localities in the south-west of the Grand Duchy, bordering Belgium and the French city of Longwy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).
"Thirty houses were damaged in Longwy and Herserange, two neighboring towns and the roof of a school in Longwy was particularly degraded," said the prefecture. In the Meuse, firefighters intervened about a hundred times, between 16:30 and 21 hours, "mainly for flying roofs, some business or house floods", including in Verdun and two towns south of the city. city, Ancemont and Dieue-sur-Meuse.
More damage in Luxembourg The passing of the tornado was more devastating on the Luxembourger side. At least seven people were wounded in the south-west of the country. About a hundred houses also suffered damage with torn roofs. Gusts of wind reached 128 km / h, according to meteorological services.
Une tornade balaye la Lorraine et fait au moins 7 blessés au Luxembourg Vitres brisées, arbres arrachés, toitures envolées : la mini-tornade a balayé le nord de la Meurthe-et-Moselle et le sud du Luxembourg. Au moins sept personnes sont blessées côté luxembourgeois.
