Bystanders takes photographs of The Sanguinaires Islands as waves crash onto shore near Ajaccio on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on February 12, 2026. (Photo by Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP)Three people have died in weather-related accidents in France and Spain after a storm tore through the region, officials said Friday, ripping up trees and flooding roads and leaving many thousands without power. High winds and hard rain forced cancellations of flights, trains and ferries on Thursday and brought chaos to roads in southern France, northern Spain and parts of Portugal. Dozens more were also injured in weather-related incidents in Spain, and a viaduct in Portugal partially collapsed because of flooding. Forecasters said the storm had moved eastwards away from French territory during Thursday, though some areas were still on alert for flooding.

Source: Punch February 13, 2026 14:15 UTC