IN PICTURES: Storm Miguel batters western France
Storm Miguel hit the western part of France on Friday, bringing winds of up to 100 km/h and heavy rain.
As the waves battered the seas, three members of a French lifeboat crew died after their vessel capsized off Tanchet aux Sables-d'Olonne in the Vendée.
READ ALSO Three dead and one missing as Storm Miguel strikes western France
Rescue workers by the capsized boat. Photo: AFP
The crew had been going to the rescue of a fishing boat which got into difficulties in the treacherous seas.
#TempeteMiguel #Miguel rafales Max à 93km/h à #bordeaux #gironde ? @aganth pic.twitter.com/cZMVL7D6qF
— Météo Pyrénées (@Meteo_Pyrenees) 7 June 2019
People in the western part of France were ordered to stay away from the coast as the storm continued to move north throughout the day.
Ici @VilleSaintMalo , la grosse baston arrive sans se cacher ! #TempeteMiguel pic.twitter.com/Cy018qQDd4
— Jacques GUYADER (@JacquesGuyader) 7 June 2019
A total of eight départements are on an orange alert for storms, and the warning lasts until 6am on Saturday.
The storm strikes at Angoulin. Photo: AFP
#Miguel souffle fort à @merignac : de nombreux arbres déracinés et couchés par la puissance du vent @SO_Bordeaux @Bleu_Gironde pic.twitter.com/pBMKXXQyrv
— Cali (@Cali_ml) 7 June 2019
The areas affected are Charente-Maritime, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Vendée and Vienne.
#TempeteMiguel : ? La préfecture maritime livre un nouveau bilan, un marin pêcheur porté disparu https://t.co/Jkc1yzLdPs pic.twitter.com/6AFFPd6BKd
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) 7 June 2019
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As the waves battered the seas, three members of a French lifeboat crew died after their vessel capsized off Tanchet aux Sables-d'Olonne in the Vendée.
READ ALSO Three dead and one missing as Storm Miguel strikes western France
Rescue workers by the capsized boat. Photo: AFP
The crew had been going to the rescue of a fishing boat which got into difficulties in the treacherous seas.
#TempeteMiguel #Miguel rafales Max à 93km/h à #bordeaux #gironde ? @aganth pic.twitter.com/cZMVL7D6qF
— Météo Pyrénées (@Meteo_Pyrenees) 7 June 2019
People in the western part of France were ordered to stay away from the coast as the storm continued to move north throughout the day.
Ici @VilleSaintMalo , la grosse baston arrive sans se cacher ! #TempeteMiguel pic.twitter.com/Cy018qQDd4
— Jacques GUYADER (@JacquesGuyader) 7 June 2019
A total of eight départements are on an orange alert for storms, and the warning lasts until 6am on Saturday.
The storm strikes at Angoulin. Photo: AFP
#Miguel souffle fort à @merignac : de nombreux arbres déracinés et couchés par la puissance du vent @SO_Bordeaux @Bleu_Gironde pic.twitter.com/pBMKXXQyrv
— Cali (@Cali_ml) 7 June 2019
The areas affected are Charente-Maritime, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Vendée and Vienne.
#TempeteMiguel : ? La préfecture maritime livre un nouveau bilan, un marin pêcheur porté disparu https://t.co/Jkc1yzLdPs pic.twitter.com/6AFFPd6BKd
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) 7 June 2019
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