Countries on alert as tail-end of Storm Kirk reaches Europe

The storm has caused damage in Portugal and Spain and left other countries on alert.

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00:00The tail end of Storm Kirk reached Europe, resulting in damage in Portugal and Spain.

00:08France now is also on high alert as the storm's landfall is expected to result in strong winds

00:13and heavy rain.

00:14Our digs have been reinforced and reinforced, so now we can only wait, we are still worried,

00:20ready to dive with the technical agents, if there is a problem, we will take out the boats

00:24and warn the entire population.

00:27The storm was a major hurricane as it moved between Bermuda and the Azores and reached

00:32a Category 4 status for a brief time.

00:35But Kirk has since weakened to a post-tropical storm.

00:39The storm caused flooding in Portugal and left 300,000 people without power.

00:45600 incidents were also recorded by the Civil Protection, most were related to fallen trees.

00:52Britain also saw heavy winds and rainfall, resulting in delayed and cancelled flights.

00:59In some parts of the country, local media claims waves as high as 7 meters crashed ashore.

01:06Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern Germany are also expected to feel

01:11the impact of the storm over the coming days.