Weather warnings are in place for large swathes of France as wind speeds hit over 190km/hr. The National weather agency Météo France updated the number of departments on orange alert to 31 on Monday morning, as fierce winds lashed much of the country, according to thelocal.fr.

The town of Camaret, in Brittany, already saw record winds of 193km/hr during Monday morning, reported Europe 1 radio.

An orange alert is the second highest alert on the agency's scale, and urges residents to be vigilant.