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Storm Amy claims two lives in France

48-year-old man swimming in Etretat unable to be rescued due to extremely bad weather

Oct 4, 2025 21:45 363

Storm Amy claims two lives in France  - 1

Two people have died in France due to storm "Amy", Agence France-Presse reports, citing local authorities.

„According to firefighters from the Saint-Maritime department, a 48-year-old man swimming in Etretat could not be rescued due to extremely bad weather conditions. In the Enne department, according to the prefecture, a 25-year-old driver died after a large tree branch fell on his car,“ the agency reported.

The storm led to the death of a man in the Irish town of Letterkenny. In addition, nearly 300,000 buildings in the UK and Ireland were left without power due to the storm. According to online flight information, more than 150 flights were canceled at Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam on Saturday due to the storm.