This picture taken on August 19, 2016 in Valfaunes, shows a vineyard partially destroyed after a violent hailstorm near the southern city of Montpellier.
The Minister of Agriculture Stephane Le Foll asked the Prefect of Herault to take partial unemployment measures and relief from property taxes wine producers affected by hail in the department. / AFP / SYLVAIN THOMAS        (Photo credit should read SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP/Getty Images)