The worst of the low pressure system seems to have passed, but officials remain alert as further rainfall and high water levels remain.View on euronews

The remnants of Hurricane Kirk are forecast to hit France on Wednesday, after weakening to a post-tropical cyclone.

Remnants of Storm Kirk swept across France, causing severe flooding in several municipalities and departments. The inclement weather caused trees One amateur sailor was reportedly killed in the southern port city of Sète.

The remnants of Hurricane Kirk churned across western Europe on Wednesday, ripping up trees in Spain and Portugal and drenching France.

France is bracing for heavy rain and flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Kirk pass over the country on Wednesday.

The Storm Kirk that swept across France on Thursday killed one in the southern part of the country, according to media reports. France remains alert, particularly in the north-central department of Seine-et-Marne, according to the weather authority Meteo France.

One man has died and 64,000 homes were left without power in France as the deadly Storm Kirk swept across the country, while two départements remain on red alert for floods on Thursday.

After leaving power cuts and uprooted trees in its wake throughout Western Europe, Hurricane Kirk reached Southern France, producing torrential rain that killed one amateur sailor in the French port city of Sète and prompted authorities to put all French departments on orange alert.

The storm left 64,000 people without power in southern France, with multiple roads flooded and emergency services working to clear debris. The French government has placed 29 departments on orange alert and issued a red alert for the Seine-et-Marne region due to potential flooding along the swollen Grand Morin River.

A storm swell in the Mediterranean off the port city of Sète in France overturned three boats, killing one amateur sailor. With high winds and heavy rains, Storm Kirk has uprooted trees and cut power to hundreds of thousands of households in its path.

Parts of France remain cut off after Hurricane Kirk swept the country. The worst of the storm has passed - but floodwaters around Paris and Versailles are expected to peak today. The ex-hurricane also drenched Belgium - but the country was spared any damage.