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Storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, heads for France
FRANCE 24 English
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10/10/2024
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The remnants of Hurricane Kirk have been felt in parts of Portugal and Spain.
00:05
In Portugal around 300,000 households were left without power.
00:09
Now France is on high alert.
00:12
Strong winds and heavy rains have already flooded homes and made roads impassable.
00:17
And more is on the way.
00:19
France's Manche region is one area which has already suffered the consequences.
00:24
This resident was taken by surprise at how quickly the flooding happened.
00:30
I didn't have time. The river came up. It came up, it came up.
00:35
I turned my head and it came here, just like that.
00:38
30 of France's departments are on an orange weather alert.
00:42
Preparations are underway in the Vendée on France's west coast to prevent flooding.
00:47
Our dikes have been reinforced and raised, so now all we have to do is wait,
00:51
although we're always worried, ready to pounce with the technical staff.
00:55
Storm Kirk was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak in the mid-Atlantic.
00:59
Cooler waters have since transformed it into an extra-tropical storm.
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