A tornado hit Pomas village in France's Aude department. It struck around 5:20 p.m. on Monday August 24.

Pomas sits between Carcassonne and Limoux. It was identified as the hardest-hit village.

Reports differ on how many people were injured. France 24 said 41 people were hurt.

ABC News, Euronews and Sky News said 39. BBC described dozens of people as injured.

Fifteen people were taken to hospital. Reports also differ on how many homes were damaged.

France 24, Euronews and ABC News reported about 300 homes damaged. BBC reported hundreds of homes affected.

Sky News reported more than 300 homes hit. The region was under a thunderstorm alert.

Video showed the tornado forming near Pomas. Rescue teams searched the affected villages.