Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHeavy rain and thunderstorms in Lyon, France on Thursday night (AFP/Getty)Two people have died in France after violent thunderstorms struck overnight, following a prolonged heatwave. A woman was killed by a falling tree in Saint-Victurnien, and a man died in a workshop fire caused by a lightning strike in Dolomieu. The storms left 53,000 households without power, mainly affecting the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes and Nouvelle Aquitaine regions. Météo-France has since lifted the orange alert for thunderstorms in all previously affected departments of Southeastern France. The storms occurred after a record heatwave last month, which saw a nearly one-third surge in deaths, with at least 2,000 more fatalities than the previous week. In fullTwo dead after violent thunderstorms leave 53,000 without power in FranceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Jeudi, à Saint-Victurnien, la chute d’un arbre a provoqué la mort d’une femme ; à Dolomieu, un corps carbonisé a été retrouvé dans un atelier touché par la foudre.

Grid operator Enedis said that 53,000 households were left without power, with cuts affecting mainly the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes area in the Southeast