Powerful Gusts From Deadly Storm Benjamin Seen Whipping Up Sand on Dune

https://www.facebook.com/sis.2b/posts/pfbid0fNbF9aD5E97fr6fuju5vfqKAj4P57C719E3KasaDnabpWoJSNbnt2h1SJi2qfFRil Deadly Storm Benjamin brought severe storms, coastal flooding, and damaging winds https://x.com/meteofrance/status/1981289796275233233 to most of France on Thursday, October 23, leaving https://www.bfmtv.com/meteo/intemperies/direct-tempete-benjamin-19-departements-en-vigilance-orange-des-cumuls-importants-deja-recenses-dans-le-cantal-et-la-correze_LN-202510230079.html#article_436518 more than 100,000 homes without electricity. The coast of the Normandy region saw the worst of the storm, with https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/meteo/tempete-benjamin-des-rafales-a-161-km-h-a-fecamp-136-km-h-au-havre-la-seine-maritime-en-vigilance-orange-4433599 coastal flooding and wind speeds of up to 100 mph (161 km/h) in Fecamp. In the https://x.com/meteofrance/status/1981392859720011918 south east , wind gusts peaked at 104 mph (168 km/h) on the island of Corsica, where one tourist died. Footage here, filmed by Arnaud Brukhnoff, shows powerful winds forcefully blowing sand on the Dune du Pilat, southwest of Bordeaux, on Thursday. The management of the touristic site https://www.facebook.com/laduneduPilat/posts/pfbid06DBZCBpLnEwgmYLy89bn7Fp3t6E53Z7dYnit8TLWe7YYDQwHnG8zvMaShkX81Fowl warned that the area remained 'very uncomfortable' to visit because of the strong gusts of wind. MeteoFrance https://meteofrance.com/actualites-et-dossiers/actualites/fort-coup-de-vent-attendu-sur-le-pays said that Storm Benjamin moved eastward and off Corsica on Thursday evening. According to https://x.com/edfcorse/status/1981703631390077038 the latest EDF update , on Friday afternoon at 14:30, 600 people remained without power in Corsica. (Footage by Arnaud Brukhnoff/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)