Two people, including a child, died in a violent storm that lashed France overnight, emergency services said Thursday, reports Yahoo! News.
In southern France, a falling tree killed a 12-year-old boy, while a man on a quad bike died after crashing into another that had been brought down by the storm.
The violent downpour late Wednesday injured 17 others, one seriously, France's emergency services said.
In the capital, the sky turned an eerie yellow hue as lightning flashed above the Sacre-Coeur cathedral and fierce winds sent Parisians rushing for cover.
And rain leaked through the roof of the lower house of parliament, forcing lawmakers to suspend talks on conflict in the Middle East.