Weather warnings have been issued for parts of Spain, Portugal, France, the UK and Ireland as Storm Herminia battered countries across Europe with strong winds, heavy rain and powerful waves. The storm was named a hurricane by Spanish weather authorities on Friday, with strong gusts recorded.
One person in Ourense reportedly died in a weather-related road accident, while more than 13,000 people in Galicia were left without electricity on Monday, A2 CNN reports.
In France, eight departments were under orange weather warnings, while the department of Ille-et-Vilaine was under a red warning on Monday.
The capital of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Rennes, saw its worst flooding in 40 years, with local authorities warning that the forecast remained "unfavorable" for the coming hours and days. Families have been forced to evacuate Ille-et-Vilaine and water levels are still rising.
Meanwhile in the UK, Devon and Cornwall remain under a yellow weather warning and more than 1,000 properties in the south-west are still without power. (A2 Televizion)
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