At least two people have died after storms in France struck overnight following a prolonged heatwave, while around 53,000 households were left without electricity, according to French media and power grid operator Enedis.
In Saint-Victurnien, in the Haute-Vienne department of central France, a woman was killed on Thursday evening after a tree fell on her.
In Dolomieu, in eastern France, a man was found dead late on Thursday night inside a workshop that caught fire after being struck by lightning, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Thousands without electricity
Enedis said 53,000 households had lost power, with outages mainly affecting the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest.
Emergency crews were working to restore electricity as authorities assessed the damage caused by the severe weather.
Storm warnings lifted
French weather service Météo-France lifted its orange storm warning for all southeastern departments that had previously been affected.
The service had earlier warned of hail and strong wind gusts stretching from the Massif Central to the Alps.
The storms arrived after days of extreme heat across France, bringing a sharp change in weather conditions.
Source: CNA
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