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Two Storms Slam northern Europe, Cutting Power and Halting Flights
Al Jazeera · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Al Jazeera
AI SUMMARY
Storms Boelo and Austen have swept across northern Europe, killing one person, leaving over 150,000 homes without power, and disrupting transportation and communication networks.
- Storms Boelo and Austen passed through northern Europe within 24 hours.
- A 60-year-old man was killed by a falling tree in southwestern Scotland, and two women were injured by another falling tree in central Scotland.
- Winds reaching up to 135 km/h (84 mph) were recorded in western Scotland's Argyll and Bute regions.
- Fallen trees and power cables blocked roads and rail lines across Scotland and northern England.
- Austen blew away an unused pier in Brighton on Friday.
- The UK Met Office warned residents to stay indoors due to dangers from flying debris and crashing waves.
- French energy company Enedis reported that 288,000 homes lost power at the storm's peak on Saturday, with 59,000 still without electricity on Sunday midday.
- A marathon runner in northern France and two people in Nastatten, Germany, were injured by strong winds and falling scaffolding.
- In Freiburg-Breisgau, Germany, 10,000 homes lost power and the main hospital limited services to emergencies.
- Four people were injured by falling trees in Brussels, Belgium.
- Three crew members were injured on a freight ship north of Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands, with two airlifted to a mainland hospital.
- Hundreds of flights were cancelled or diverted across northern Europe, including at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.
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