In pictures: a violent storm crossed the Gironde – South West

Around 8 p.m., the communes of Hourtin and Lacanau were affected. Jean-Marc Signoret, the mayor of Hourtin, testifies to “cars dented by hailstones and a lot of water falling in a short time”. On the vineyard, Hélène Larrieu, the director of the ODG Médoc, Haut-Médoc and Listrac (11,000 hectares), specifies that the sector around the communes of Lesparre, Civrac and Saint-Germain d’Esteuil could have been impacted by the hail. No precise report on possible damage was yet communicated Monday evening. At the very end of the day, the Bordeaux Wine Interprofessional Council (CIVB), which was just beginning to identify the damage, estimated “between 30% and 100% losses in Macau and Ludon”. However, it seems that the most violent hail episode was concentrated in the littoral zone. An episode marked as usual by power cuts in many homes. Apocalyptic landscape in Lacanau. Laurent Aigon Chopped plants in the gardens, here in Parempuyre Karine Lacoste Impressive hailstones everywhere Isabelle Primat Shredded vegetation Lauriane Henry Inland, the storm distributed volleys of hailstones, the size of bullets ping-pong, or even tennis. With everywhere the same testimonies. Starry windshields, split tiles, shutters, windows, gutters, garden sheds or even perforated swimming pool curtains… To the north-west of the Bordeaux conurbation, in particular on an Eysines-Bruges axis, the material damage is impressive to see. The inhabitants share photos of hailstones, each more fascinating than the next. The cars suffered. Daniel Bozec Broken windshield in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles Ninon “I was wondering what was happening, it was making a racket,” exclaims Josyane, who lives in Eysines, near the Bordeaux golf course. Photos of damage, from broken windows to car bodies dented here and there, followed one another in minutes on the neighborhood Whatsapp thread. “At first I thought someone was walking on the roof! says Karine, also from Eysines, but on the avenue de Saint-Médard side, worried about these intense and sudden climatic phenomena. “Until now, we had escaped it,” resumes Josyane. “Tomorrow, we know what to do: the insurance declaration”. Scene of desolation in Hourtin. Ville d’Hourtin “We were in the swimming pool, we had water falling on our heads,” says Aude, who swam at the Tissot swimming pool in Bacalan, whose roof suffered from the passage of the storm. Fortunately, on Monday evening, the firefighters only complained of material damage. At 10:30 p.m., they counted more than 200 interventions related to the storms.