Hundreds of starfish have washed up on the beach of Merville-Franceville in Calvados. Windy weather of recent days is believed to be the cause of the phenomenon.
Storm Louis caused gusts of more than 120 km/h and deprived thousands of homes of electricity. Clean-up operations have started. In June 2023, stars had accumulated on the beaches of Finistère and Morbihan in Normandy. The starfish are at home in the Bay of Seine, and their presence in numbers is one of the consequences of the last big gales.