Dozens of people ‌moved to ⁠emergency shelters in Mouries and Saint-Martin-de-Crau — two small towns ⁠between Montpellier and Marseille — and at least one person was injured, officials said, Reuters reported.

​Roads and train ‌lines in the area were disrupted, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot wrote in a post on X.

Forecasters said the weather ‌would settle down in the south.

​But Storm Austen was expected ‌to bring heavy winds across the northwest later on Thursday into Friday, weather agency Meteo ‌France said.