By now you've probably heard about the severe windstorm in southwestern France and northern Spain. Early Saturday morning, January 24, winds reached speeds up to 184 km/h (114 mph) which cut electricity to over a million homes and closed airports, railways and highways. The death toll reached 15 people. This was the worst storm France has seen in 10 years, since the December 26 windstorm of 1999, which killed 88 people and caused destruction across large parts of France, as well as Switzerland and Germany.
The power grids are still being repaired, but the wind and rain have stopped and the clean up has begun. Our thoughts go out to the assistants and everyone else affected by this storm.
