In southern Corsica, a 13-year-old girl died when a tree fell at a campsite and a 72-year-old woman was killed when her car was struck by a beach hut roof, authorities said.

Police in Corsica are asking people to hand over guns as part of a “simplified” weapons disposal operation aimed at reducing the homicide rate on the island.

Corsica has been part of France for over two centuries and is a popular destination with the French – in particular, well-heeled Parisians who are known to escape to chic villas on the island ...