Tornado kills one, injures four near French capital | International

CERGY-PONTOISE, France, Oct 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A tornado tore through districts north of Paris on Monday, toppling three construction cranes that killed one person and left four others with critical injuries, authorities said. The town of Ermont, about 20 kilometers (13 miles) northeast of Paris was worst hit by the sudden twister that caused damage across about 10 districts. Regional prosecutor Guirec Le Bras told AFP one 23-year-old construction worker was killed on a building site and 10 people had been injured with four in critical condition. The tornado toppled cranes and tore off building roofs, authorities said. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on the X platform that it had been a storm of "rare...