A British woman is among six people reportedly killed as powerful storms struck Corsica.
She was said to have gone missing while kayaking off Erbalunga, near Bastia, in the north of the island.
At least 12 others were injured as heavy rain and hail and winds gusting to 140 miles per hour hit the Mediterranean island for the third day, forcing thousands of tourists into shelter.
About 35,000 homes were without electricity 10 hours after the storms struck.
Local authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of all camp sites in southern Corsica after warnings of another wave of storms, albeit of lower intensity, according to The Times.
The 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell on her cabin in a campsite near the western coastal town of Sagone.
At a nearby beach in Coggia, a 72-year-old woman was killed in her car after the roof of a beachside hut landed on it.
A 46-year-old man died at a campsite near Calvi and fisherman lost his life on the west coast near Girolata.
Maritime authorities conducted up to 80 rescue operations, mainly aiding pleasure craft off the west coast, which was hit hardest by the overnight storms.
About 350 people had been reported missing as pleasure boats had capsized or been thrown adrift, but they had now all been found alive and well, according to French interior minister Gerald Darmanin.
Mediterranean late summer storms are earlier and more intense than usual because of the exceptionally high temperatures recorded in the area over the past two months.
Streets in Marseilles were flooded on Wednesday night.
High winds swept through Venice, blowing cafe umbrellas across St Mark’s Square and dislodging brickwork from the cathedral belltower.
Two people were killed by falling trees in separate incidents in Tuscany, while coastal resorts in Liguria were damaged, the BBC reported.