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Storms Austen and Boelo cause widespread disruption

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Storm Austen, the first named storm of the season, caused significant disruption across Western Europe due to “explosive cyclogenesis.” In France, approximately 300,000 homes lost power, primarily in Brittany, Normandy, and Pays de la Loire, with wind gusts reaching up to 161 km/h at Pointe du Raz. The UK saw wind gusts of 80 mph leaving over 18,000 homes without electricity, while Germany reported injuries in Nastetten and rail disruptions in Karlsruhe and Aachen. One death was reported in the Manche department, France, attributed to cardiac arrest while clearing a fallen tree. As Austen passed, Storm Boelo moved north, intensifying the impact across Northern Europe with wind gusts reaching up to 135 km/h. The combined storm activity has led to widespread power outages affecting over 150,000 households across the region. In the UK, approximately 82,000 homes remained without electricity as of Sunday morning, with around 7,000 customers affected in Northern Ireland. Germany reported about 10,000 households without power in the Freiburg area, which impacted local hospital operations. Fatalities have risen in the United Kingdom; following the death of a 60-year-old man in southern Scotland, a second man in his 20s was killed in northern London when a tree fell on his vehicle. Transportation networks have faced severe challenges, including flight cancellations at Schiphol Airport, London Heathrow, and Frankfurt. In the UK, ferry services between Belfast and Scotland or England were suspended, and rail and road networks in Scotland were blocked by debris. Flood warnings have been issued for parts of England, Wales, and Scotland, alongside coastal overtopping warnings for the Isle of Man. In France, Storm Austen caused specific damage to religious structures in Brittany and Normandy.

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