Rennes, France | AFP

Around 380,000 households in France were without power on Friday morning as Storm Goretti swept through northern Europe with fierce winds.

The vast majority of the affected households were in the northern Normandy region, the Enedis power provider said in a statement, with residents also affected in Brittany, Picardy and the Ile-de-France regions.

Forecasters in France and Britain issued weather warnings ahead of Storm Goretti, urging people to stay inside their homes. Overnight, a wind gust of 213 kilometres per hour (132 miles) was registered in France’s northwestern Manche region, authorities said.

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