A view shows the block of flats called "Le Signal" in Soulac which has been closed after erosion caused by storms on the Atlantic Ocean coast
A view shows the block of flats named "Le Signal" in Soulac, southwestern France, January 26, 2014. The building Le Signal was closed after heavy erosion caused by winter storms on the Atlantic Ocean coast during this winter. Storms and huge waves have eroded the French Atlantic coast by more than 10 metres in certain places, according to French media reports, threatening buildings and private homes. Picture taken January 26, 2014. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
A view shows a damaged sand dune due to the erosion of the Atlantic Ocean coastline from winter storms in Soulac
A view shows a damaged sand dune due to the erosion of the Atlantic Ocean coastline in Soulac, southwestern France, January 26 , 2014. Storms and huge waves have eroded the French Atlantic coast by more than 10 metres in certain places, according to French media reports, threatening buildings and private homes. Picture taken January 26, 2014. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
People walk past a house where the sand along the coast line has been eroded by winter storms in Soulac, southwestern France
People walk past a house where the sand dune along the Atlantic Ocean coast line has been eroded by winter storms in Soulac, southwestern France, January 26, 2014. Storms and huge waves have eroded the French Atlantic coast by more than 10 metres in certain places, according to French media reports, threatening buildings and private homes. Picture taken January 26, 2014. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
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Sharp is assisted after her car got stuck in mud caused by a storm in a neighborhood damaged last month by a wildfire in Glendora, California
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Tawny Sharp is assisted by Los Angeles County firefighters after her car got stuck in mud caused by a storm in a neighborhood damaged last month by a wildfire in Glendora, California February 28, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT)