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Part of situation: Storms Austen and Boelo cause widespread disruption (6 clusters)

Northern Europe storms Boelo and Austen cause fatalities and widespread power outages

Storm Boelo Storm Austen power outages Northern Europe weather transportation disruption

Back-to-back storms, Boelo and Austen, have battered Northern Europe, resulting in at least one death and significant infrastructure damage. In southwestern Scotland, a 60-year-old man was killed by a falling tree near Castle Douglas. Another incident in North London involving a falling tree also resulted in a fatality.

Power outages have affected hundreds of thousands of households across the region. In the United Kingdom, over 82,000 homes lost electricity, while approximately 60,000 homes in France and at least 10,000 in Germany were without power. In France, the energy company Enedis reported that nearly 288,000 homes experienced outages at the peak of Storm Austen.

Transportation has faced severe disruptions. Wind gusts reaching 135 km/h in Scotland and Argyll and Bute led to the closure of roads and rail lines. Aviation was heavily impacted, with approximately 90 flight cancellations at Amsterdam Schiphol and significant delays at London Heathrow and Frankfurt. In Germany, power outages in Freiburg-Breisgau forced a main hospital to limit services to emergency cases only.

Authorities in the UK, France, and Germany have issued various weather warnings, including orange and yellow alerts, as officials manage flooding, fallen trees, and debris risks.

Entities

Donegal · Dublin Airport · ESB Networks · Enedis · Energy Networks Association · France · Ireland · Met Office · Met Éireann · Network Rail Scotland · Police Scotland · Schiphol Airport

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[○ 1 SOURCE] At the peak of storm Austen, 288,600 households in France were without electricity. www.estrepublicain.fr
[○ 1 SOURCE] Approximately 82,000 households in Great Britain lost power on Sunday morning due to storm Boelo.
[○ 1 SOURCE] A wind gust of 143 km/h was recorded at the Pointe de Chemoulin in Saint-Nazaire.
[○ 1 SOURCE] 7,000 people in Northern Ireland were without electricity on Sunday morning.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Wind gusts reached 135 km/h in Scotland.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam canceled approximately 90 flights on Sunday. www.estrepublicain.fr
[○ 1 SOURCE] La Baule-Escoublac recorded 84 municipal interventions following storm Austen.
[○ 1 SOURCE] By Sunday midday, 59,000 French households remained without power, including 27,500 in Brittany and 14,700 in Normandy. www.estrepublicain.fr
[● 3 SOURCES] The university hospital in Freiburg temporarily limited services to life-threatening emergencies. www.capital.gr
[● 4 SOURCES] Storm Austen caused power outages for approximately 10,000 households in Freiburg and surrounding areas. www.capital.gr
[● 3 SOURCES] The German Meteorological Service (DWD) warned of wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h. www.capital.gr
[● 3 SOURCES] Power was restored to the affected areas around 11:00 local time. www.capital.gr