Wind gusts reached nearly 140 miles per hour in one part of France, with at least nine killed by the storm.
At least five people were killed in and around the French island during the storm, according to the AP: a 13-year-old girl and a 46-year-old man were killed at two campsites; a 72-year-old woman died when a roof collapsed onto her vehicle; and two people died at sea — a kayaker and a 62-year-old fisherman, whose bodies washed ashore after the storm.
Several others were injured, and at least a dozen people were hospitalized in Corsica, according to the report. The high winds also left 45,o00 people without power.Further on the system’s path, two people were reported killed in the Italian province of Tuscany when trees were ripped out of the ground, while several others were injured by falling trees at a campground. In Venice, the rowdy winds tossed tables and chairs like toys in the popular St.
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