In all, 11 departments in the south west were placed on Orange alert on Tuesday morning by Météo France with violent storms, featuring hail showers and gales set to sweep through the region. The departments on orange alert are Vienne, Deux-Sevres, Charente-Maritime, Charente, Dordogne, Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, Landes, hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Atlantique. "This wave of storms will be marked by a high risk of localised hail storms, violent gusts of wind reaching 80 to 90km/h, possibly passing 100km/h," reads the warning on Météo France. Instense downpours are also predicted with up to 60mm of rainfall forecast in some areas over a short space of time. Forest fires warning in southResidents in the south of France have also been asked to be on alert for wild fires due to the ongoing high temperatures and lack of rain in the region.

Source: The Local September 13, 2016 06:45 UTC