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Over 240,000 households lost power in western and northern France on Friday evening, according to one report.
More than 240,000 households lost power across western and northern France on Friday evening, according to a single available report. The report does not separate the total by region or by department, and it does not state how many of those households were affected in each area.
Earlier reports from the storm sequence noted that Enedis had more than 2,000 staff ready to restore electricity once conditions allow. The Friday evening report does not say how many households have since been reconnected, when restoration work can begin in each area, or how long the outage is expected to last.
Outage counts are snapshots taken at a specific time, and the number of affected households may have risen or fallen since the report was issued. The available information does not describe the causes of individual outages.
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Households across two regions spent Friday evening without power
For more than 240,000 households in western and northern France, Friday evening passed without electricity, according to the available report. The report does not say how long each household was affected or whether power returned overnight, so the duration of the outage for those households remains unclear.
Reconnection timelines remain unclear as Friday outage figures stand
The reported Friday evening figure of more than 240,000 households raises the question of how quickly power can be restored. Enedis has been described as having more than 2,000 staff ready to act once conditions allow, but the available report does not say when work will begin or how restoration will be sequenced across the two regions.