The northern French départements of Finistère and Morbihan are on orange alert for coastal flooding and heavy rain until 4pm on Tuesday. The western département of Loire-Atlantique is on alert for extremely strong waves and possible coastal flooding. Map: Méteo FranceFrench weather forecaster Méteo France issued the alert, saying: "Storm Brendan is circulating in the north-west of Ireland, the associated disturbance will sweep across the French Atlantic coast at the end of the day and the following night." Strong winds of up to 100km/h are forecast for Brittany and Pays-de-la-Loire and the whole of northern France will see strong winds and rain on Tuesday.

Source: The Local January 14, 2020 08:37 UTC