A woman is splashed by the waves on the Quai du Lazaret near the Port des Minimes in La Rochelle in La Rochelle, centre-western France, on November 2, 2023, 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 on November 2, 2023 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 YOHAN BONNET / AFP)