Hurricane Kirk is continuing to make an impact across Western Europe, with France the latest country to be hit with disastrous conditions. The remnants of the hurricane swept across Portugal and Spain on Wednesday before causing major disruption in France which has left one person dead. At midday, the Grand Morin is 24 cm higher than the historic flood of We're living at a time when climate change is making itself felt in concrete ways in our daily lives. Over in Portugal , more than 30, households and businesses were left without power due to the storm, reports Portugal Resident.
EDP energy group said the electricity grid has been severely affected. Forecasters in England have also issued warnings over ex- Hurricane Kirk and said it will track to the south of the UK, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to northern France.
The Met Office said further weather warnings were possible until midweek as rain falls on already wet ground, but added that the risk of flooding should reduce. Although north and south shifts remain possible, the threat of significant impacts to the UK from the ex-hurricane are now much reduced, it added.
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