# Austen Storm Disrupts France and UK, With Outages and Airport Closures

https://mins.news/en/item/112728

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-23 13:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-23/storm-austen-hits-france-and-uk-with-power-cuts-airports-close?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adb5a6bde7d36000197d8d9

> Hurricane-strength winds from Storm Austen left nearly 300,000 electricity customers without service in western France on Friday, hindering road, rail and other transport. The storm also prompted airport closures.

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- [Storm Austen hits parts of UK, leaving thousands without power and disrupting travel](https://mins.news/en/video/112588) — BBC News, 2026-10-23
- [Storm Austen hits northwestern France, cutting power to 161,000 homes](https://mins.news/en/item/112552) — euronews, 2026-10-23