Tail-End of Hurricane Kirk Hits Europe, Threatens Floods in France PARIS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Kirk churned across western Europe on Wednesday, ripping up trees in Spain and Portugal and drenching France. French authorities warned the ...

The storm left 64,000 people without power in southern France, with multiple roads flooded and emergency services working to clear debris. The French government has placed 29 departments on orange alert and issued a red alert for the Seine-et-Marne region due to potential flooding along the swollen Grand Morin River.

France is bracing for heavy rain and flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Kirk pass over the country on Wednesday.

Gusts off the port city of Sete, in southern France, overturned three boats, killing one person and leaving another in critical condition.

After leaving power cuts and uprooted trees in its wake throughout Western Europe, Hurricane Kirk reached Southern France, producing torrential rain that killed one amateur sailor in the French port city of Sète and prompted authorities to put all French departments on orange alert.

The remnants of Hurricane Kirk are forecast to hit France on Wednesday, after weakening to a post-tropical cyclone.

On September 27, a hurricane took shape in Senegal. It's currently heading towards Portugal, Spain and France. Hurricane Kirk (category 4) was, this Sunday, October 6, 3,000km southwest of France, specifies French meteorologist Guillaume Séchet.