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SEVERE WEATHER DISPATCH

Power cuts and school closures as Storm Austen hits southwest

Cornwall bears the brunt of widespread infrastructure disruption from 80mph sustained gales as the first of two deep Atlantic low-pressure systems batters the United Kingdom.

Power cuts and school closures as Storm Austen hits southwest