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Power outages from Storm Austen fell from 288,600 households at peak to 59,000 by midday Sunday.
Storm Austen left 288,600 households without electricity in France at its peak, according to the figures available. By midday Saturday, 120,000 households remained without power across the country. The count had fallen to 59,000 households by midday Sunday, according to a separate report.
Restoration work is led by Enedis, which has deployed 2,000 employees and 600 contractor staff for power repairs across France. Crews are prioritising the medium-voltage network, a step intended to restore the largest number of customers first.
Each figure is a snapshot taken at a different time, and the reports do not provide a full regional breakdown of the totals. The current number of affected households may differ from the most recent figure reported.
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Three reported figures trace restoration from storm peak to Sunday
Counts of affected households are recorded at three points: the storm's peak at 288,600, midday Saturday at 120,000, and midday Sunday at 59,000. Read in sequence, the figures show a steady decline, though each comes from a different report and moment in time, so the pace of restoration between readings cannot be measured precisely.
Enedis commits 2,600 workers while crews prioritise medium-voltage lines
Enedis has deployed 2,000 employees alongside 600 contractor staff, a combined workforce of 2,600 people. Crews are working on the medium-voltage network first, a sequence designed to reconnect the greatest number of customers soonest. The available reports do not describe restoration on the lower-voltage network, so its pace remains unclear.