Brit woman among six dead in Corsica horror storm after vanishing while kayaking as island hit by 140mph ‘tornado’ gusts

AT LEAST six have been killed including a British woman after violent thunderstorms swept across the island of Corsica yesterday. Rescuers found the body of the holidaymaker near Bastia in the north of the island after her husband told cops she had gone missing while kayaking. AlamyHail, heavy rain and winds peaking at 224 km per hour (140 mph) swept the island early in the day[/caption] A 13 year-old girl was also among the six dead while 12 other were injured. Hail, heavy rain and winds peaking at 224 km per hour (140 mph) swept the island early in the day. Two of the victims were killed when trees fell in campsites. Local authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of all campsites in southern Corsica last night after warnings of another wave of storms. Meteo France forecaster said: “Storms formed at sea will affect large parts of the western Corsica coast throughout the night from Thursday to Friday,” French President Emmanuel Macron said he had called an emergency government meeting by video conference on Thursday evening to respond to the crisis. Most read in News COWARD'S PROTECTION Star Hobson's killer 'grins in jail & has 5 guards' to prevent attacks FIND HIM NOW Urgent hunt for man after girl, 6, ‘sexually assaulted’ in van & left in woods VOLCANO HORROR Brit, 25, plunges to his death while climbing 15,000ft 'volcano from hell' MURDER PROBE Cops swoop on suspect's home after OAP, 87, is knifed to death on scooter WARNING SIGNS I'm a dog expert - here's how to tell if an animal is dangerous MAKING A HASH OF IT Rishi reveals his fave McDonald's order.. but it isn't even on the menu Visiting Corsica, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that at one point about 350 people had been reported missing as pleasure boats had capsized or been thrown adrift, but he added they had now all been found alive and well. Witnesses of the morning storm, which wrecked campsites, delayed trains and uprooted trees, said they had never seen anything like it on the island.