Posted: 13:42, 19 June 2022 | Updated: 13:48, 19 June 2022
A 30-year-old kite surfer died Saturday night in Villers-sur-Mer off the coast of Normandy in France when he was blown out of a restaurant window by a sudden gust of wind. The strong storms treated five people together with the kite surfer who lost their lives from a collision of the building on the beach. On the coast of Normandy, a huge blast of cold air from the English Channel resulted in three more minor injuries on June 18. Another man, who was reported missing at sea, was later found. The French media described the wind as a “mini tornado”, adding that meteorologists had not predicted that the winds would be so strong. Strong storms treated five people along with the kite surfer who lost his life when he crashed out of a restaurant window on the beach Strong winds lifted sand clouds and forced the beach attendants to fold towels and umbrellas, running for safety from the strong winds The winds lasted 20-25 minutes on the Côte Fleurie (Blooming Coast) between Ouistreham and Deauville, with the town of Villers-su-Mer being hit hardest by the “mini tornado”.
Footage shows strong winds lifting sand clouds and forcing beach attendants to fold towels and umbrellas. As the sand swirled, chairs and tables were thrown onto terraces or gardens. Thierry Granturco, the mayor of Villers-sur-Mer, called the winds “violence we have never experienced on our shores”. The winds lasted 20-25 minutes on the Côte Fleurie (Flower Coast) between Ouistreham and Deauville. This unexpected weather phenomenon was not announced by the Météo-France, the organization that monitors the weather. “It blew more and more violently and ended with a mini tornado,” Granturco told franceinfo on Sunday. “We had a contact with Météo France, who had informed us that they were not able to predict such a mini tornado.” He added: “We knew there would be strong winds, they were announced at the end of the night, or even at night, but we did not think it would be so violent.”
