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Storms kill one and leave more than 150,000 homes without power
Storms Boelo and Austen swept across northern Europe within 24 hours, bringing strong winds and heavy disruption.
A falling tree killed a 60-year-old man in southwestern Scotland, and another injured two women in central Scotland.
More than 150,000 homes lost electricity in the UK, France and Germany, with the biggest reported outages in the UK.
Fallen trees, damaged power cables and high winds also disrupted roads, rail lines, phone service and hundreds of flights.
In Germany, a hospital near Freiburg-Breisgau limited care to emergencies after the blackout affected its area.
Authorities warned of flood risks and danger from flying debris and waves, and the UK forecaster urged people to stay indoors as much as possible.
Experts have warned that climate change could bring more extreme weather events.
Storms Boelo and Austen killed one man and left more than 150,000 homes without electricity across the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
A 60-year-old man was killed by a falling tree in southwestern Scotland on Sunday.
More than 82,000 homes in the United Kingdom, nearly 60,000 in France and at least 10,000 in Germany were without power on Sunday.
The storms also disrupted flights and phone networks and caused injuries in several countries.
Authorities warned of flood risks in parts of Scotland and England.
- Who
- Storms Boelo and Austen affected people and homes across northern Europe.
- What
- The storms killed one man and cut power to more than 150,000 homes. They also disrupted flights and phone networks.
- When
- Friday and Saturday, with impacts reported on Sunday.
- Where
- The United Kingdom, France and Germany, as well as other parts of northern Europe.
- Why
- Strong winds from the storms brought down trees and power cables and caused widespread power cuts.
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Storm Austen blew away an unused pier in Brighton.
Austen caused widespread power cuts in France, and strong winds injured people in Germany and Belgium.
A falling tree killed a man in southwestern Scotland, and more than 150,000 homes across the United Kingdom, France and Germany were without power.
- Storms
- Boelo and Austen
- Power cuts
- More than 150,000 homes
- United Kingdom
- More than 82,000 homes without electricity
- France
- Nearly 60,000 homes without electricity
- Germany
- At least 10,000 homes without electricity
- Fatality
- A 60-year-old man killed in southwestern Scotland