Storms batter northern Europe, hitting power supplies, flights and phones

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Storms Boelo and Austen caused widespread disruption across northern Europe, cutting power to more than 150,000 homes and interrupting phone networks. Hundreds of flights were cancelled, while fallen trees and power lines blocked roads and railways, particularly in Scotland.

Storms battered northern Europe on Sunday cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and silencing phone networks. Winds of up to 135km (84 miles) an hour were recorded in Argyll and Bute in western Scotland and fallen trees and power cables blocked roads and rail lines across the country. More than 82,000 homes in Britain, nearly 60,000 in France and at least 10,000 in Germany had power cuts inflicted by the passage of storms Boelo and Austen...