Snow in May? In southern France?

Residents of the southwestern town of Carcassonne slipped and slid over centimetres of snow on Tuesday as an unusually late cold snap hit France.

Residents of the southwestern town of Carcassonne slipped and slid over centimetres of snow on Tuesday as an unusually late cold snap hit France.

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