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The animation below, from NOAA’s GOES-West satellite, shows the formation of the cyclone and its movement up the coast.

But he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that working with other countries to intercept people before they reached the coast of France and undermining the business models of smuggling gangs was crucial.

Along Colombia's Pacific coast, a small shellfish called piangua has been a crucial part of local communities for generations.

The test concluded a little over an hour later after Starship fired up its engines again and completed a controlled ocean landing more than 3,000 miles away off the northwest coast of Australia.

The National Weather Service also issued winter weather alerts and a winter storm warning through Wednesday for several other areas along the Pacific coast.