Ferocious storms and heavy rains that struck France, Switzerland, and Italy over the weekend have resulted in the deaths of seven people, Al Jazeera reported citing local authorities.
In France’s northeastern Aube region, three individuals in their 70s and 80s died on Saturday when fierce winds caused a tree to fall on their car, the local authority informed the AFP news agency on Sunday.
In Switzerland, local police reported that four people have died and another two are missing following violent thunderstorms and melting snow, which led to flooding and landslides in two southern cantons.
Scientists attribute the increasing severity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events like floods and storms to climate change driven by human activities.
