US EditionHundreds of Thousands without Power as Storms Pummel Europe
- On Jan 9, Storm Goretti battered France and Britain, cutting power to around 380,000 households in France, mostly in the northern Normandy region, Enedis said.
- Forecasters warned of exceptionally strong winds and coastal danger, registering wind gusts of 213 km/h in France's Manche region, while the Manche prefecture urged residents to prepare emergency supplies.
- Deutsche Bahn mobilised more than 14,000 employees to clear snow, while Britain's National Rail warned of two days of disruption and Hamburg faced public transport delays on Thursday.
- Authorities reported at least eight deaths linked to the extreme weather as schools remained shut in northern France and 30 other regions, with the Manche prefecture urging residents to take shelter and prepare emergency supplies.
- The German Weather Service said the storm is expected to last until Jan 10, with snowfall stopping on Jan 12, and Andreas Walter warned temperatures could plunge to as low as-20°C.
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Storm Goretti caused wind gusts of up to 102 km/h in Seine-et-Marne, Friday, January 9, 2026. What other storms had such strong winds?
Dozens of flights cancelled and tens of thousands of houses left without electricity: these are the nations most affected by the storm passing Goretti and the damage that has occurred
It is not near to forget the night from Thursday to Friday. Yet, Jérôme Houyvet, a professional photographer based in Barfleur (Manche), keeps his phlegm like an old sea wolf. Indeed, the passage of the storm Goretti, with recorded winds 213 km/h at the Gatteville lighthouse, shortly after 23 hours, transformed his night and those of the locals into "night of anguish". "Frankly winds of 120, 130, 140 km/h it's nothing unusual but there it was im…
Thousands of Britons ended up without electricity this Friday, after storm Goretti passed. We met three of them in Roscoff (29).
In Great Britain and France, the storm "Goretti" caused massive power outages. Many schools remained closed, trains stopped. In France, the Flamanville nuclear power plant was temporarily shut down.[more]]>
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