BORDEAUX - Storm winds blasted southern France Sunday , whipping up giant ocean waves, uprooting trees and leaving some 140,000 people without electricity, authorities said.
No deaths have been confirmed, but a woman in her seventies was reported missing in southern Nice after a landslide near her house. Early Sunday, 14 of the country's 100-odd departments had been placed on high alert as Amelie brought heavy rains to the Atlantic coast, with winds exceeding 160 kilometres per hour in places.
Electricity supplier Enedis said it was working round the clock to restore electricity to some 140,000 customers left without power for hours.
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