France and northwestern Europe brace for storm Ciaran
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00:00 to go before the arrival of Storm Kieran, this town in the north-west of France is leaving
00:05 nothing to chance.
00:06 The mayor and her team are out distributing sandbags to residents to reduce the risk of
00:11 flooding.
00:12 "There could be a lot of flooding.
00:14 They're forecasting 150 kilometres an hour."
00:16 "There is surely a risk of flooding, even if it's light.
00:21 Unfortunately, against water, there's not a whole lot you can do.
00:25 So we're doing what we can.
00:27 We should try everything."
00:28 The incoming storm's arrival has pushed business owners to shut early and take precautions
00:35 to prevent damage.
00:37 "We need to ensure there's nothing outside which can fly away with the wind, because
00:42 they forecast 150 kilometres per hour.
00:46 We decided to close the restaurant so we don't put our clients or our staff in danger because
00:50 we finish late."
00:53 Local authorities have closed off access to beaches and boat owners went to ports on the
00:58 Atlantic to tire up their vessels in the hopes that damage is minimised.
01:02 "I've been here for over 30 years and I've never known anything like this.
01:07 It's going to be insane.
01:10 I'm not calm.
01:12 Nobody's calm."
01:15 Weather forecasters have placed three departments in north-western France on red storm alert
01:19 with 30 departments on orange alert.
01:23 The French Interior Ministry has announced the deployment of over 3,000 firefighters
01:27 to areas expected to be the hardest hit.