{
  "id": 3126952,
  "title": "Tornado devastates village in southwestern France’s Aude region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/tornado-devastates-village-in-southwestern-frances-aude-region",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T22:16:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260824-tornado-devastates-village-southwestern-france-aude-region"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A tornado tore through the southwestern French village of Pomas on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging about 300 homes, authorities said. The storm ripped roofs from buildings as severe weather battered the region, causing power outages and transport disruption and forcing officials to cancel a Vuelta a Espana cycling stage.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "France tornado damage: Scary videos show twister ripping through towns; dozens injured, hundreds of homes affected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/france-tornado-damage-scary-videos-show-twister-ripping-through-towns",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:20:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Moment tornado tears through southern France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/moment-tornado-tears-through-southern-france",
        "published": "2026-08-25T00:16:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}