{"id":"8d317e4f-fa6b-45c3-89d4-dbef507cb5dd","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/storm-austen-hits-northwestern-france-161000-homes-lose-power","domain":"euronews.com","outlet":{"name":"Euronews","country":"FR","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Storm Austen hits northwestern France: 161,000 homes lose power","plainHeadline":"Storm Austen left about 161,000 households without power in northwest France","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Storm Austen caused orange wind alerts across 23 departments in northwestern France.","Gusts reached 161 km/h at Pointe du Raz, with October wind-speed records recorded.","Around 161,000 households in Brittany, Pays de la Loire and Normandy lost electricity.","Rail disruption occurred with several lines suspended; bridges in Seine-Maritime closed.","Warnings extended to the UK, Germany, and potential further impacts with Boelo storm ahead."],"topics":["Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T10:46:37.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T11:25:38.859Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/908781b1-371e-4d14-ae18-1b8326a63ee3","storyId":"908781b1-371e-4d14-ae18-1b8326a63ee3","image":"https://images.euronews.com/articles/stories/09/96/40/52/1200x675_cmsv2_70935719-d45b-5f08-b5a4-92cb3ad6ac06-9964052.jpg","author":null,"dek":"The first major autumn storm is sweeping across northwestern France. Named Austen by UK forecasters, it brings violent gusts, disrupts transport and causes power cuts."}