One dead and 10 injured in a sudden tornado that hit the suburbs of Paris

A tornado tore through Val d’Oise, north of Paris, on Monday, toppling construction cranes, damaging property and uprooting trees in its path.

One person was killed and four others were seriously injured, authorities said.

The town of Ermont, about 20 km (13 miles) northeast of Paris, was worst hit by the sudden twist, which caused damage in multiple areas.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on social media platform X that it was a storm of “rare intensity”.