Var: thunderstorms cause catastrophic damage in Pignans – Franceinfo

On Wednesday August 25, volunteers mobilized to evacuate the water still present in the houses affected by flooding in Pignans, in the Var. On the ground floor of a house, “all is lost”, according to its owner, who cannot believe it. “All the kitchen, the appliances … The sofa is gone, the doors have been torn off, even the walls“He says. Severe thunderstorms hit several villages on Tuesday evening. Hail torrents formed in places.

A resident had to leave her house in a hurry as the ceiling began to collapse in her children’s room. The grapes in a vineyard were crushed by hail, terrible news for a winegrower who lost a third of her annual production. “It’s catastrophic because inevitably, it will affect the plant material, and the next harvests too, in addition to the losses this year, it is what will come behind which is frightening”, explains Pascale Martin, winemaker.