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Deadly storm in Corsica: at least five dead, around twenty injured... could such a tragedy have been avoided?

2022-08-18T19:59:38.328Z


The controversy swells around the weather alert and vigilance system, while at least five people died on Thursday on the island of Beau


The provisional assessment of the bad weather that hit Corsica on Thursday is terrible.

Dramatic.

At least five dead, including a 13-year-old girl, and several dozen injured, including four with life-threatening conditions.

Could these tragedies have been avoided?

On social networks, many Internet users accuse Météo France of not having alerted the arrival of the episode early enough.

And to have badly anticipated its violence.

The organization recognizes "to have been surprised by the magnitude of the force of the gusts", winds at more than 200 km / h, unheard of.

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Source: leparis

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