Storm Herminia brings heavy rain and powerful winds to Europe

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Weather warnings were in parts of Spain, Portugal, France, the UK, and Ireland as Storm Herminia brought strong winds, heavy rain, and powerful waves.

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00:00Weather warnings have been issued in parts of Spain, Portugal, France, the UK and Ireland

00:06as Storm Herminia batters countries across Europe with strong winds, heavy rain and powerful

00:12waves.

00:15Hurricane force winds have been recorded across almost all of Spain, with the Galicia region

00:20feeling the worst effects.

00:23One person has died and more than 1,200 incidents have been reported to the emergency services

00:29in the region, while more than 13,000 people have been left without electricity.

00:36In France, eight regions are under orange weather warnings, while the region of Île-et-Velen

00:41is now under a red warning.

00:44Flooding has forced families in Île-et-Velen to evacuate and the water level is still rising.

00:50Meanwhile, in the UK, Devon and Cornwall remain under a yellow weather warning and

01:08more than 1,000 properties in the south-west are still without power.

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