Western Europe braces for new storm after deadly Ciaran

Days after Storm Ciaran lashed Western Europe, the region now braces for yet Storm Domingos.

As of Saturday, seven deaths were registered in Italy, where strong winds and record rains had battered the central Tuscany region in particular.

The Italian government on Friday declared a 12-month state of emergency for the region, which has registered the worst flooding so far, and allocated 5 million euros to rescue and aid activities. Earlier this week, storm Ciaran had already caused at least seven deaths across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain, and disrupted power and transport networks.

French forecast services warned the new storm might bring strong rains and winds of up to 130-140 km per hour over the country between Saturday and Sunday, and hit especially the northwestern regions, some of which were put on orange alert (medium risk).