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Storms Aiden and Boelo hit northern Europe: over 150,000 homes without power, hundreds of cancelled flights, one dead

The storms Aiden and Boelo, which struck less than 24 hours apart, left more than 150,000 homes without electricity in Britain, France and Germany, caused hundreds of flight cancellations, including about 90 at Amsterdam's Schiphol, and paralysed transport. One person died in Scotland, and a fallen tree also injured a runner at the marathon in Lille.

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Man swept away by flood found dead in Corsica

A man aged 60 whose car was swept away by a river in Ghisonaccia on Corsica has been found dead, BFMTV reported citing the prefecture. His female companion managed to escape. A Mediterranean storm dumped torrential rain on south-eastern France: 612 mm of precipitation fell at the Solenzara air base in 24 hours. Another person died in Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts.

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Hail, floods and power outages hit Santiago

A severe storm with hail and downpours paralyzed the capital of Chile: the districts of Providencia, Las Condes and Estación Central were flooded, water entered homes and the Alto Las Condes shopping center, metro service was disrupted, and firefighters rescued people in a flooded underpass in Peñalolén.

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