A tornado tore through the commune of Pomas in the Aude department of southern France on Monday afternoon, injuring dozens of people and damaging about 100 homes. The storm also left approximately 2,800 households without power.
The tornado hit the town, located in the foothills of the Pyrenees, late Monday. The local prefecture reported that most of the damage involved roofs being torn off.
Several roads were blocked as a result of the storm's impact. The Aude department had been under an orange storm alert at the time of the tornado's occurrence.