Two people died in recent days in Storm Nils, the effects of which are still being felt in France, and at least 400.000 people are without electricity.
There are still concerns about flooding in the southwest of the country, and storm wind warnings have been lifted, the Meteo France weather service said today.
Network operator Enedis said the storm left up to 900.000 customers without power at its peak: By this morning, service had been restored to around half of those affected, and 3.000 workers had been mobilized, including 2.100 technicians.
Meteo France said the storm had "unusual strength" and had moved from the western coastal area of France overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, and was now moving eastwards towards Europe.
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