hurricane-force storm lashes Corsica, France

France has been battered by deadly 140mph storms with five people killed in swirling hurricane-force winds in Corsica as floodwater gushes through the island.

Terrifying footage shows debris flying through airports, hail pummelling homes and destroying windows, and chairs and trees being ripped out and hurtling through the sky.
A teenage girl and an elderly woman were among the dead as hail, heavy rain and winds swept across the island as mainland France - which has been hit by a series of heatwaves and severe drought - saw more rain in just a few hours than in recent months combined.
The 13-year-old girl was killed at a campground near Sagone, on the island's rugged western coast, where nine others were also injured, including one seriously, rescue workers told AFP.

A 72-year-old woman was killed when her car was struck by a beach hut roof in Coggia, authorities said.

The third victim was a 46-year-old man who died when a tree fell on a bungalow in Calvi.