Orange alert issued in 23 provinces in France due to Storm Austen

French meteorological agency Meteo-France warned of winds that could reach speeds of 140 kilometers per hour in the provinces in the western and northern parts of the country.

Announcing that the alert level was increased to orange in these provinces, Meteo-France asked citizens to be careful.

French Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot announced in his post on the social media account of the US-based company

In addition, Storm Austen negatively affected maritime transportation between France and England.

A fire broke out in 4 locations in Morbihan province due to the storm damaging the electrical infrastructure. Fire crews responded to dozens of these fires throughout the night.

Enedis electricity company announced that there was a power outage in 160 thousand households in the regions affected by Storm Austen.