Coastal France battered by storms - slideshow

Storm have hit Brittany, the Atlantic coast and the north of France and continue today, Tuesday.. Winds of over 130 km/h were recorded in those regions with 16 departments  placed on alert for flooding waves. The pictures are stunning!

Waves crash against a lighthouse as the wind blows at around 100 km in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France on 7 February, 2016. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol