Fierce Storm Kills 3, Injures 12 on French Island of Corsica

Fierce Storm Kills 3, Injures 12 on French Island of Corsica
A closed off beach with high levels of pollution is pictured the morning after a storm passed through Marseille, southern France, on Aug. 18, 2022. Daniel Cole/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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PARIS—A violent thunderstorm hit the French island of Corsica on Thursday morning, leaving three people dead and a dozen others injured, local authorities said.

A 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell in a campsite in the coastal town of Sagone, the Corsica prefecture said in a statement. A 72-year-old woman was killed when the roof of a beach restaurant fell on her vehicle in Coggia, south of Sagone.