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Trees falling on camp bungalows, boats at sea and, above all, heavy human casualties. On Thursday, early in the morning, the storm that hit Corsica leaves the island in mourning. Five victims, at least twenty people were injured, including four in absolute emergency situations. The balance was revised downwards after Gerald Darmanin mistakenly claimed a sixth victim on arrival in Corsica.
A chalkboard that can still evolve, Thursday night. The victims included a fisherman in Girolata, a small port in Corse-du-Sud, a kayaker in Erbalunga, a tourist village in Cap Corse, and a 46-year-old man who was killed by a tree that fell on his bungalow. Camp in Calvi. In the south, a 13-year-old girl suffered the same fate when she was crushed by a tree, as did a 72-year-old woman who died after falling from the roof of a thatched cottage.
“I give my full support to the Corsicans who endured the fierce storms, with more gusts of wind…
Source: Le Figaro
