Winds up to 180 kilometers per hour (108 mph) slammed France's Atlantic coast overnight as Storm Ciaran lashed countries around western Europe, uprooting trees, blowing out windows and leaving 1.2 million French households without electricity Thursday.
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00:00 A French truck driver has been killed after his vehicle hit a tree in the Aisne region.
00:05 It`s the first reported death of storm Kirin lashed countries around Western Europe.
00:10 Winds of up to 180 kilometers per hour slammed France`s Atlantic coast overnight, causing
00:15 power outages to 1.2 million households.
00:19 Later Thursday morning, all red alerts for strong winds were lifted.
00:24 The storm is also causing heavy rain in the southeast of England.
00:28 The U.K.'s national met offices warning of possible flooding and urging people to take
00:32 precautions.
00:33 Hundreds of schools remain closed in several coastal areas.
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