BRUSSELS, Nov 3 — Seven people were killed as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe on Thursday, bringing record winds as high as 200 kilometres per hour, floods, blackouts and...
BRUSSELS, Nov 3 — Seven people were killed as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe on Thursday, bringing record winds as high as 200 kilometres per hour, floods, blackouts and major travel disruption.
Some 1.2 million French homes lost electricity overnight as the storm lashed the northwest coast. Almost 700,000 remained without power on Thursday evening, according to network manager Enedis. On the Channel Island of Jersey, residents had to be evacuated to hotels overnight as gusts of up to 164 km/hour damaged homes, according to local media.Air, rail and ferry services saw cancellations and long delays across several countries.
Britain’s Environment Agency warned of “significant flooding” along parts of England’s southern and northeastern coasts.
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