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Man killed by falling tree as record-breaking winds hit Paris

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Man killed by falling tree as record-breaking winds hit Paris
A man died in Paris on Thursday after a tree fell over his car. Photo: AFP

A man has died after a tree fell on his car as record winds hit Paris.

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A male driver in Paris died on Thursday after a tree fell over his car on the Quai Branly in the 7th arrondissement in the early afternoon, the French fire brigade said, after winds of 117km/h hit the capital.

 

The national weather forecaster Météo France said the winds that were slamming over the capital were “very strong,” sometimes "passing 100/110 km/h)." 

 

Gusts as strong as 117 km/h had swept over the city's southern park Monstouris - a February record unseen since the storm Xynthia raged over the capital in 2010.

 

Firefighters said they were "fully mobilised," but that they were overwhelmed with calls and asked people not to contact them except in the event of an emergency.

 

Paris authorities closed off all green spaces for the rest of the day to avoid any further accidents.

The northeastern part of the country also braced itself for winds of a strength up to 100 km/h later on Thursday, according to La Chaine Météo, although the winds would not be as strong as those hitting the capital. Northern France has also seen snow and ice storms over Thursday.

 

 

 

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