Story no.27OngoingDisaster +5SeriousFinistère +2423 Oct → 4 Nov41 facts · 105 art.
Storm Austen: damage in northern and western France
The passage of Storm Austen on 23 and 24 October 2026 damaged oyster farms in Mont-Saint-Michel Bay and caused trees to fall, notably at the Mont d'Iges cave site in Glaire. A weakened electricity pole near Corbie led to a road closure, while the Orange network experienced disruptions in Bailleul and tram traffic was subsequently fully restored. A week later, SNCF announced about fifty trains disrupted this weekend in Hauts-de-France after storms Austen and Boelo. In Guissény, a school roof was blown off during the storm, leaving about a hundred pupils without a start to the school year, and a crowdfunding campaign was launched to restore the Folie Hubert park in Meung-sur-Loire. Symcéa intervened after Austen and Boelo to remove an uprooted poplar that was obstructing the flow of the Course.
In brief
Ongoing story bringing together 41 events in 25 departments (Finistère, Manche, Nord and 22 more), followed from 23 October 2026 to 4 November 2026. 105 articles from 34 sources (disaster, weather, transport and 3 more); last updated on 4 November 2026 at 15:10. Reported toll: 1 death, 7 injured.
63 articles of rated outlets · 42 unrated outside the bar · 34 sources (105 art.) · the three sides talk about it · outlets: left 2, centre 12, right 3
Angle comparison for the whole story
The three sides cover the same event but with distinct angles: the left emphasizes the human toll and households left without electricity, the centre focuses on local consequences and daily life, the right focuses on weather alerts and Enedis's quantified assessments.
Left
Highlights the number of households still without electricity (40,000 then 59,000), the mobilisation of Enedis and contractors, as well as the death of a 60‑year‑old in Manche and the injured.
Centre
Prioritises local consequences: technical interventions (Symcéa, pole replaced at Corbie, pond closed), SNCF and Orange disruptions, crowdfunding for a park, tram restoration, and local news items such as the fire in Les Mureaux.
Right
Centres coverage on Météo‑France alerts (wave‑submersion, violent winds, rain‑flood) department by department and on Enedis's quantified assessments, with the death in Manche reported by Europe 1.
Written by an AI from headlines and extracts only of all events in the story · 4 Nov, 15h24
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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
- Un peuplier déraciné gêne l'écoulement de la Course après les tempêtes Austen et Boelo4 Nov
- 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