Toulouse tornadoes a hit on YouTube
Nicola Hebden - [email protected]
Published: 2 May, 2012 CET.
Updated: Wed 2 May 2012 10:21 CET
Unusual spring weather in southern France has become an internet sensation – Toulouse tornadoes have taken YouTube by storm.
The tornado was filmed by several inhabitants of the Muret and Seysses regions of south-west Toulouse Sunday night.
Yellow in colour, it formed in the sky and came down to the ground in about five minutes, causing some damage to a nearby farm.
The rest of France experienced high winds over the weekend, reaching 150km/h in some regions, causing trees to fall, ripping off roves and cutting off electricity to about 16,000 homes.
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