Several regions of France were hit by severe weather.
On Wednesday, a severe thunderstorm struck the Yonne department.
The thunderstorm was accompanied by showers and hail.
The size of the hailstones reached five centimeters.
Wind gusts reached 90 km/h.
The small town of Chablis suffered the most from the weather.
Residents shared footage of the natural disaster on social networks.
Thick hail covered the roofs of houses and cars.
The streets and courtyards turned white.
Residents were looking for safe places and hiding from the hail.
There were problems with movement on the roads.
Several cars had their windshields broken.
The hail caused damage to farmland and orchards.
Power outages have also been reported.
Two people received minor injuries.
There were no reports of serious injuries.
Yonne is a department in eastern France, in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
The administrative center is Auxerre.
The population is about 350 thousand people.
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