Overview
- The tornado, which struck on Monday, August 24, moved across the outskirts of Carcassonne and hit the village of Pomas especially hard.
- Local officials say about 41 people were injured and 15 were taken to hospital, including a pregnant resident who was trapped when part of her home collapsed.
- Pomas sustained heavy damage with roughly 300 homes reported harmed and some houses described as destroyed, prompting two emergency shelters to open.
- Météo Languedoc issued an explicit tornado warning as Meteo‑France recorded gusts up to 117 km/h and a French weather agency reported hail of 3–5 cm.
- More than 120 emergency responders were deployed while roughly 2,800 homes across ten villages lost power and regional transport services faced delays and cancellations as recovery continues.