Storm Ciaran battered northern France with record winds of nearly 200 km per hour, killing one person, as southern England remained on high alert on Thursday. Rail operators in several countries warned of traffic disruptions. (AFP)
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A retired man cuts a fallen tree in front of his house in Saint-Nazaire, western France, on November 2 as storm Ciaran hits the region.(AFP)
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Heavy rain is also expected across many parts of the UK, including much of southern and western England, Wales, northeast England and eastern Scotland. (AFP)
Some 1.2 million homes lost electricity overnight as the storm lashed France's northwest coast. (REUTERS)
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"The wind gusts are exceptional in Brittany and many absolute records have been broken," the national weather service Meteo-France said on X (formerly Twitter). (AFP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
