One dead and 10 injured as sudden tornado hits Paris suburbs

A 23-year-old construction worked has been killed after a tornado tore through Val-d'Ois, north of Paris, on Monday, toppling three construction cranes.

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One person was killed and four others critically injured, authorities said.

The town of Ermont, about 20 km (13 miles) northeast of Paris was hardest hit by the sudden twister, which caused damage in multiple districts.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on the X social media platform that it had been a storm of "rare intensity".

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