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Storm causes power outages and train disruption across Northwest France

Storm causes power outages and train disruption across Northwest France
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Today, 11:42

Hundreds of thousands of people were hit by power outages and train services were disrupted by heavy winds and ‌rain sweeping ‌across France ‌on Friday, said Reuters.

Utility Enedis said ⁠in a situation update on Friday morning that 161,000 clients had ⁠no electricity from ‌the ‌storm.

National rail ‌network manager ‌SNCF said it would suspend train service or limit train ‌speeds.

Meteo France, France's weather ⁠agency, ⁠has issued orange alerts for much of the country's northwest, saying that heavy wind and thunderstorms would continue into late Friday.