Nearly 800 middle school students evacuated following severe storms

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A violent storm swept through the west of the Var on Tuesday, not without consequences, learned

from the firefighters of the department.

Water infiltration at the college of Pin d'Alep in Toulon led to the closure of the establishment, specifies this source.

According to

, nearly 800 students were evacuated when there was an "electrical risk created by the rapid rise in water".

The Var department is placed in yellow “storm” vigilance until two o'clock in the morning on Wednesday and in yellow “rain and flood” vigilance until 10 pm on Tuesday.

The firefighters have carried out 74 weather-related interventions at this time on Tuesday.

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• Middle School

• Toulon

• Thunderstorm

• Evacuation