Stormy weather batters Europe's Atlantic coast - in pictures
People watch waves near Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal.Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty ImagesThe lighthouse at the mouth of the River Douro, Porto, Portugal is engulfed in a huge wave.Photograph: Estela Silva/EPAA big wave hits the bridge at the entrance of Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain. Photograph: Javi Julio/Corbis
A man surfs the Belharra giant waves some 2km off the coast of the French basque country town of Urrugne.Photograph: GAIZKA IROZ/AFP/Getty ImagesA wave hits the Rock of the Virgin Mary (Rocher de la Vierge) in Biarritz, south-western France.Photograph: Gaizka Iroz/AFP/Getty ImagesA reinforced sand dune next to the beach in Soulac-sur-Mer, south-western France, has been built to protect the coastline against landslides.Photograph: Jean Pierre Muller/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople take pictures of the stormy weather in Les Sables d'Olonne, western France. Photograph: Jean-sebastien Evrard/AFP/Getty ImagesHigh waves at Hengistbury Head, Dorset.Photograph: Rex FeaturesA massive plume of spray arches over a group of houses near Sennen Cove, Cornwall.Photograph: Roger Sharp/SWNSIlfracombe in Devon is battered as high tides and sea surges continue to affect the south-west of Britain.Photograph: Natasha Quarmby/CorbisThe Aberystwyth promenade is submerged by the waves and high tide surge, causing severe damage to the north Wales resort.Photograph: Keith Morris/Barcroft MediaStorm Christine approaches Ireland with huges waves in Dublin Bay. Photograph: Art Widak/CorbisLarge rocks are thrown up by storm waves at Parton near Whitehasven on the Cumbrian coast. Photograph: Ashley Cooper/Barcroft Media
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