Storm Amy tore through Europe with violent winds and torrential rain, killing three people and crippling infrastructure.
Police in Ireland said a man died in Letterkenny on Friday during a weather-related incident.
French officials confirmed two fatalities in northern France as the storm swept across the region on Saturday.
The storm slammed into the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia, disrupting travel networks and cutting power to thousands of homes.
Chaos and Destruction Grip France and Belgium
French authorities issued an orange alert as Storm Amy produced gusts of up to 131 kilometres per hour.
In Étretat near Le Havre, one man drowned while another died after a falling tree branch struck his vehicle.
Thousands of Normandy residents lost power, though utility workers quickly restored partial service.
Belgium endured winds exceeding 100 kilometres per hour, prompting a national Code Orange weather warning.
Officials shut down Ostend’s breakwaters and opened emergency helplines for citizens seeking assistance.
Scandinavia Battles Blackouts and Flooding
Storm Amy battered Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, uprooting trees and collapsing power lines across vast regions.
Norway’s emergency services reported about 120,000 homes without electricity and more than 100 road closures.
Western Norway faced severe flooding as rainfall reached 100 millimetres in twelve hours.
In Sweden, meteorologists registered hurricane-strength gusts off the Halland coast and issued widespread orange warnings.
The storm, born from the remnants of Hurricane Humberto, continued its assault through Saturday, leaving northern Europe reeling.
