This photograph taken on November 2, 2023, in Cap-Ferret, southwestern France, shows
waves breaking on the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean, as the storm Ciaran hits the region.. Storm Ciaran battered northern France with record winds of nearly 200 km per hour killing a lorry driver as southern England remained on high alert Thursday and rail operators in several countries warned of traffic disruptions. Some 1.2 million homes lost electricity overnight as the storm lashed France's northwest coast, ripping trees out of the ground. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)