Photos: Storm Ciaran kills 7, lashes Europe with strong winds and rain

Heavy rain has already caused flooding in Northern Ireland and parts of Britain

Published: November 02, 2023 17:55 Last updated: November 02, 2023 21:43 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from Reuters

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London/Paris: Storm Ciaran smashed into western Europe on Thursday, killing seven people and forcing schools, airports and train services to shut down. Image Credit: Reuters

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A truck driver was killed by a falling tree northeast of Paris and 1.2 million French households were left without electricity. Image Credit: AFP

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Falling trees also caused the death of a woman in the Spanish capital Madrid and another in the south of the Netherlands, local emergency services and police said. Image Credit: AFP

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Two people died in the Belgian town of Ghent - a five year old and a 64-year-old German woman visiting the country - the prosecutor's office said. Both deaths were caused by falling branches. Image Credit: AFP

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In France, 1.2 million households were left without electricity. Image Credit: Reuters

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Authorities in Finistere, Brittany, urged people to stay at home and avoid winds which were hitting 207 kph (129 mph), leading to reports of 20-metre (66-foot) waves off the coast. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Storm Ciaran, which follows on the heels of Storm Babet two weeks ago, was driven by a powerful jet stream that swept in from the Atlantic, unleashing heavy rain and furious winds that have already caused heavy flooding in Northern Ireland and parts of Britain. Image Credit: AFP

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France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters that in addition to the death of the truck driver, 15 people, including seven firefighters, had been injured. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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One person was seriously injured in the northern French town of Roubaix, he said. Image Credit: AFP

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About 1,300 people had to be relocated to camp sites or shelters, and several houses were evacuated in the Finistere city of Brest after a crane fell, Darmanin said earlier on social media. Image Credit: AP

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Still, the storm in France showed some signs of abating with the Meteo France weather service reducing its alert for strong winds in Mache, Finistere and Cotes d'Armor from red to orange. Image Credit: AFP

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Waves crashing on rocks in Penmarc'h, western France. | In Britain, the Channel Islands were among the worst hit areas, with the BBC reporting that windows had been blown in and one roof ripped off a house on Jersey, forcing families to move into nearby hotels. Image Credit: AFP

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Dutch Airline KLM scrapped hundreds of flights to and from Amsterdam, while international trains from the Dutch capital to Paris were also cancelled, and shipping lanes in the southwest of the country were closed. Image Credit: AFP

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A closed road in Saint-Sulpice-la-Foret, near Rennes, western France. | Airport operator AENA said 42 flights in Spain were cancelled following the cancellation of 21 flights on Wednesday. Image Credit: AFP

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A car drives along a flooded road in Romsey, southern England. Image Credit: AFP

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People walk through the rain as Storm Ciaran hits Spain's northern coast, in Bermeo, Spain. | Spain's state-run weather agency AEMET also issued red warnings on Thursday for the northern regions of Galicia and Cantabria, where waves of as high as 9 metres were expected. Image Credit: Reuters

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A blown-off roof of a residential building (R) laying on a car and the street in Brest, western France. | La Pinilla, a ski resort north of Madrid, and Estaca de Bares in Galicia registered wind velocities of more than 150 kph, AEMET said. Image Credit: AFP

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A fallen tree is seen on a house during Storm Ciaran in Quimperle, Brittany, France, November 2, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Firefighters clear a fallen tree at the Leyenburg shopping center in The Hague, on November 2, 2023. Image Credit: AFP

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A person stands on the beach, while a wave crashes over Newhaven harbour wall, as Storm Ciaran hits the English coast, in Newhaven, Britain, November 2, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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