Storm Austin Cuts Power to Thousands of Homes in Britain and France

Storm Austin has left thousands of homes without electricity in Britain and France, with powerful winds also disrupting travel in Britain.

Gusts reached around 135 kilometres per hour in some areas as the storm brought widespread power outages.

In Britain, the disruption affected both electricity supplies and travel, leaving households without power and complicating journeys. Details of the affected routes were not provided.

Power cuts also hit homes in France, although the available information did not specify the areas affected or give a breakdown of outages by country.

No timetable for restoring electricity was provided, and the full extent of the storm’s impact remained unclear.