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A violent 'mini-tornado' hit the west of France on Saturday (January 31), damaging around 300 homes in the Gironde department.

The phenomenon struck the town of Mios at 12:05, near the Arcachon basin, ripping off roofs, collapsing walls and uprooting trees as it coursed through several neighbourhoods for around 15 minutes.

"It was five minutes of noise everywhere - we didn't have time to react," a couple told news outlet France 3, after their garden was damaged by a toppled tree.