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PHOTOS: Rivers flood French towns and giant hailstones over weekend

Hundreds of homes had to be evacuated in the west. We include videos of the flooding

Photos: giant hail, floods, a tornado in Normandy as storms hit France

Dramatic scenes have been shared from the downpours where up to 20 cm fell in a day

Storm warnings issued for Friday night for south west France

18 departments will be affected with thunderstorms and strong winds expected

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Pics: giant hailstones batter French village, two people injured

Homes and vehicles damaged as hail tears through roofs and smashes greenhouse windows

Heavy rain, hail, high winds: France’s south-west put on storms alert

Winds of 100 km/h are set to hit on Thursday evening

Photos: Tennis ball-size hailstones as violent storms lash France

More than 40,000 lightning strikes or flashes were recorded on Tuesday

Floods, hail and… a tornado? Storms lash large swathes of France

The bad weather also saw the Eiffel Tower struck by lightning. It was a dramatic moment one photographer managed to capture

Floods and hail hit southern France as stormy spell continues

It is in stark contrast to the north of France, which is seeing sustained spells of sunshine

Southern France on storms alert a day after hail hits Gard and Hérault

Hail up to 2cm in diameter caused damage to cars and vines on Tuesday. Storms are expected to hit again on Wednesday

See: 10cm of hail covers town in southeast France, cold snap on way

Storms have moved in over France and now temperatures are expected to fall by 10-15C after record high seasonal temperatures earlier this week

Heavy rain, hail: storm alerts continue in southeastern France

Var has now joined six other departments under an enhanced warning with 70-100mm of rain expected over a short period of time in some places

Storm alerts for six departments in south-east France

Very heavy rain, wind and hail showers are expected in Drôme, Gard, Hérault, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône and Ardèche tomorrow

Dordogne town battered by hail is left in limbo by French insurers

Residents of Ribérac have to live with makeshift tarpaulin for roofs after a violent hailstorm in June - they are losing patience

Northern France on storm alert, risk of violent winds

12 departments in Ile-de-France and the surrounding areas are under an orange warning. Up to 40mms of rain expected in some areas

Photos: ‘Ping-pong’ ball size hailstones destroy roofs in France

The mayor of one town described the storm as a catastrophe with roofs and car windscreens damaged. Most departments remain under weather alerts

French Beaujolais vines destroyed by severe hailstorms

Entire crops of Beaujolais vines in eastern France have been severely damaged by violent hailstorms with hailstones bigger than ping pong balls.

26 departments warned to brace for storms

'Locally violent' storms expected from early afternoon in a band from northeast to southwest France

French departments on orange alert for violent storms

Six departments in France are still on orange alert - the second-most severe level - for storms today (Wednesday August 7) as Météo France warns residents to be especially vigilant.

Southwest France warned to brace for storms

'Locally violent' storms forecast in seven departments on Monday, July 8

Violent storms leave their mark to end France heatwave

100,000 homes without power and trains stranded overnight - while five departments are placed on orange storm alert on Tuesday, after a few weeks in which parts of France saw record high - and low - temperatures

France forecasts natural disaster after hailstorms

Agriculture Minister says catastrophe naturelle will be declared 'in a day or two' after violent hailstorms batter southeast of the country

Hail

PHOTOS: Rivers flood French towns and giant hailstones over weekend

Photos: giant hail, floods, a tornado in Normandy as storms hit France

Storm warnings issued for Friday night for south west France

Pics: giant hailstones batter French village, two people injured

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Heavy rain, hail, high winds: France’s south-west put on storms alert

Photos: Tennis ball-size hailstones as violent storms lash France

Floods, hail and… a tornado? Storms lash large swathes of France

Floods and hail hit southern France as stormy spell continues

Southern France on storms alert a day after hail hits Gard and Hérault

See: 10cm of hail covers town in southeast France, cold snap on way

Heavy rain, hail: storm alerts continue in southeastern France

Storm alerts for six departments in south-east France

Dordogne town battered by hail is left in limbo by French insurers

Northern France on storm alert, risk of violent winds

Hail, lightning, 100mm rain: Storms forecast for southern France

Hot weather and storms expected in France today

Four departments in central-eastern France on orange storm alert

Photos: ‘Ping-pong’ ball size hailstones destroy roofs in France

60 French departments on orange storm alert, hail and winds expected

Ten departments in southwest France on storm alert, hail expected

Tennis ball size hailstones batter homes in central and west France

Freak storm buries town in eastern France under 60cm of hail

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