The powerful storm Ciarán has struck north-west Europe.
In France, one person has died – and 1.2 million people are without power during Thursday morning.
Southern England has gone into alert mode while flights, trains and buses have been cancelled.
Storm Ciarán has moved in over northwestern Europe. In some places, the winds have been measured at almost 55 meters per second, AFP reports.
In France, a truck driver died when a tree fell on the vehicle due to the strong winds. During Thursday morning, approximately 1.2 million people are without power in the country.
“The gusts are exceptional in Brittany and many records have been broken” writes the national weather service Meteo-France on X.
“Dangerous weather” in southern England
In several places in the country, the authorities issued a red weather warning for the night. It has been downgraded to orange in several places during Thursday morning.
The winds have been so strong that trees have been torn from the ground, according to AFP.
In England, hundreds of schools and a large number of roads have been closed during Thursday. Southern England has been hardest hit by the powerful storm, with several flights, trains and buses being cancelled.
In some areas, the authorities warn of life-threatening weather, writes The Guardian.
Also in the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, the weather authorities have warned of strong winds during Thursday.