Story no.27OngoingDisaster +5SeriousFinistère +2423 Oct → 3 Nov40 facts · 104 art.
Storm Austen: damage and disruptions in several regions
The passage of Storm Austen on October 23 and 24, 2026, caused damage and disruptions in several French regions, including power outages, fallen trees, and damage to oyster farming installations in the Mont-Saint-Michel Bay. In Vion, in the Sarthe department, farmers who had been without electricity for four days blocked an Enedis truck to demand intervention. In the following days, a weakened utility pole led to the closure of a road near Corbie, the Orange network experienced disruptions in Bailleul, and SNCF announced around fifty disrupted trains in the Hauts-de-France region. Tramway traffic was fully restored, while schools and green spaces remained affected in Guissény, the Lensois area, and Roubaix. A crowdfunding campaign was launched to restore the Folie Hubert park in Meung-sur-Loire.
In brief
Ongoing story bringing together 40 events in 25 departments (Finistère, Manche, Nord and 22 more), followed from 23 October 2026 to 3 November 2026. 104 articles from 34 sources (disaster, weather, transport and 3 more); last updated on 3 November 2026 at 15:46. Reported toll: 1 death, 7 injured.
62 articles of rated outlets · 42 unrated outside the bar · 34 sources (104 art.) · the three sides talk about it · outlets: left 2, centre 12, right 3
Angle comparison for the whole story
The three sides cover Storm Austen from different angles: the left emphasizes the scale of power outages and the human toll, the center focuses on local consequences and daily life, and the right highlights weather warnings and Enedis figures.
Left
Highlights the scale of power outages (40,000 then 59,000 households), the most affected regions (Brittany, Normandy), and the human toll, with the death of a sexagenarian in Manche and injuries.
Centre
Prioritizes local consequences and daily life: closure of green spaces and ponds, preparations at the Roubaix cemetery, restoration of tramway service, SNCF and Orange disruptions, reopening of roads, as well as resident accounts.
Right
Focuses coverage on Météo-France warnings (storm surges, violent winds, rain-flooding) and on Enedis's numerical reports, highlighting employee mobilization and the death in Manche.
Written by an AI from headlines and extracts only of all events in the story · 3 Nov, 16h59
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In figures
Affected departments
Multiple departments (25)
Reported toll
- 1
- mort
- 7
- injured
Highest number recorded in 5 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.
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Events in the story
- Tempête Austen : une cagnotte pour le parc de la Folie Hubert à Meung-sur-Loire3 Nov
- Guissény : le toit d'une école s'envole à nouveau, une centaine d'élèves privés de rentrée2 Nov
- Wattrelos : l'étang Verbrugghe fermé après le passage de la tempête Austen31 Oct
- Roubaix : le cimetière préparé pour la Toussaint après la tempête31 Oct
- Storm Austen: a house wall collapses in the Ardennes30 Oct
- Près de Corbie, un poteau électrique fragilisé par la tempête Austen coupe une route30 Oct
- Les Mureaux : un incendie ravage la végétation d'une résidence pendant la tempête Austen30 Oct
- Une semaine après les tempêtes, une cinquantaine de trains perturbés ce week-end dans les Hauts-de-France30 Oct
- Bailleul : perturbations du réseau Orange après la tempête Austen29 Oct
- Tempête Austen : les agents mobilisés pour rouvrir les espaces verts dans le Lensois29 Oct