Emergency Measures Enforced Following Storm Goretti Alerts in France and UK
French authorities have ordered school closures and travel bans in the Manche department as Storm Goretti approaches with gusts up to 160 kilometers per hour.Prefect Marc Chappuis mobilized 800 firefighters and prohibited heavy vehicles from roads while the UK Met Office issued red warnings for southwest England and Jersey.The storm, which is expected to bring waves exceeding 10 meters, draws comparisons to the devastating Storm Ciaran that struck the region in late 2023.
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