Ciaran is forecast to unleash winds of up to 170kph, notably on the coastlines of Britanny and Normandy.
RENNES: France went on high alert today as a storm dubbed Ciaran threatened to bring gale-force winds and extreme rainfall to the north and west of the country, as well as the UK and Ireland.
Some 3,200 firefighters will be deployed in the most vulnerable areas, the French interior ministry said. The airport in Brest, western Britanny, will be closed from today to the early hours of tomorrow, and most ferry traffic to Breton islands is to be stopped.
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