France to declare natural disaster after storms rip through crops
by Kim Willsher from Environment | The Guardian on (#4H9WA)
'Orchard of France' is badly hit by extreme weather that has killed two people
France will declare a state of natural disaster after rain and hail storms lashed a swathe of the south-east on Saturday, devastating crops.
The flash storms, which brought hailstones as big as pingpong balls to some areas, killed two people in France and Switzerland, and injured at least 10 others.
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