Storm damage in Paris park after violent weather

Two people, including a child, died in a violent storm that lashed France overnight, emergency services said Thursday.

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.

The storms followed a sweltering heat wave with temperatures passing 35 degrees Celsius. It brought gusts of wind exceeding 100 kilometers per hour that damaged property.

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