Thunderstorms in Corsica and parts of Italy leave seven dead
by Kim Willsher in Paris from on (#62NCS)
Girl, 13, among dead as violent storms strike after three days of intense rain in region
Violent thunderstorms with winds of up to 139mph (224km/h) have struck the Mediterranean island of Corsica and parts of Italy, killing seven people and leaving at least a dozen more injured.
On Corsica, a 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell on a campsite where she was staying and a 72-year-old woman was killed when the roof of a beach hut was blown off and struck her car. A 46-year-old man also died on the island in a campsite in the town of Calvi.
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