Update

This from the BBC. "Torrential rains and winds of up to 172km/h (107mph) are being reported. At least one million homes in France are without electricity, road and rail links are blocked and airports closed...... the strongest winds and heaviest rain has been concentrated around south-west France. " The storm is being described as "the most damaging since the devastating storm of December 1999 that killed 88 people." We have got off lightly, it would appear.