France, Jan. 9 -- In France, around 380,000 households have been left without electricity, according to grid operator Enedis this Friday, as Storm Goretti swept across the north of the country.

The vast majority of outages were concentrated in Normandy- particularly the northern part of the region- where the storm's impact was most severe.

Authorities reported extraordinary wind speeds overnight in the north-western Manche department, with gusts reaching 216 km/h and 213 km/h - among the strongest recorded during the storm.

Across several regions, squalls toppled trees, including at least one that crashed onto residential buildings in Seine-Maritime. No injuries have been reported, thus far.

Schools, however, remain closed across nort...