According to the company, which is the operator of electricity supplies in the region, at the moment there are no light without 4.6 thousand homes in Brittany and five thousand - in Aquitaine.
Now 1,500 repairmen are working on the restoration of power supply.
Local authorities also report that as a result of the storm, several dozen buildings remained partially roofless, more than 60 people were forced to leave their homes temporarily. In the municipality of Buen destroyed 80-meter sailboat.
French authorities warned about the possible elements and inhabitants of the island of Corsica. They are advised not to leave the house, because gusts of wind can reach 110-120 kilometers per hour. Between the island and the continental territory of France,.
In turn, meteorologists warned also the inhabitants of the northern regions, in particular Paris, about strong winds and the danger of injury due to possible "flights" of foreign objects and fragments of buildings torn by the wind.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, about four thousand travelers because of heavy snowfall stuck on the way to the resorts in the French Alps.