- Jul 10
France lifts storm alert after tornado-like winds leave 53,000 without power and extensive damage across centre and east
A mini-tornado toppled two lorries on the A72 near Saint-Étienne, hail ignited a house fire in Haute-Savoie and a road worker was seriously hurt, as the most intense thunderstorm episode of the year swept France on 16 July. The orange vigilance was lifted early on 17 July while the heatwave receded to the south-east.
- Jun 12
Eight foreign nationals killed in two successive crashes on Hungary’s M1 motorway near Győr
A truck fire and a minibus collision on the M1 motorway left eight men dead early Friday, with victims from Moldova, Romania and Turkey identified by authorities.
