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A tree blew over during a storm on Friday evening and fell through the roof of a trailer on Edisonstraat in Breda, causing extensive damage, particularly to the children’s bedroom. No one was at home when it happened.
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A tree was blown over on Friday afternoon in a school square along the Statenlaan in Rijen. No children were present because of the autumn holiday. The incident occurred as storm Austen brought heavy wind gusts across the country; the KNMI had issued a yellow code for Brabant.
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Storm Austen brought strong winds to the Netherlands overnight, causing fallen trees and branches, particularly in Limburg and North Brabant. A tree damaged parked cars in Maastricht, while another fell onto a moving car in Amsterdam; its driver was unhurt. In Volkel, a falling tree made a large hole in a farmhouse roof and also destroyed a conservatory, according to a single report. Fire crews cleared trees and branches from roads, and no injuries were known after the overnight damage.
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Fair operators closed the fair at Chasséveld in Breda immediately on Friday afternoon for the rest of the day because strong winds from Storm Austen made it unsafe to remain open. The decision was made shortly before 5 p.m. It is not yet clear whether the fair will reopen on Saturday and Sunday, its final day. A yellow weather warning is in force for Brabant.
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Storm Austen brought severe winds and rain to western Europe, causing power cuts, transport disruption and damage. In France, more than 161,000 households in coastal regions including Brittany, Pays de la Loire and Normandy lost electricity after winds of up to 160 km/h; train services in parts of Normandy were suspended and some Channel ferry crossings were cancelled. In southwest England, more than 13,500 addresses in Cornwall lost power, while weather warnings were issued for Cornwall and Devon and authorities reported fallen or damaged trees around the Channel Islands. The storm moved north toward Belgium and the Netherlands, where it brought heavy showers and strong wind gusts. Belgium issued an orange warning for its west and a yellow warning elsewhere. The Netherlands issued a yellow warning for Zeeland, Noord-Brabant, Limburg, Zuid-Holland, Gelderland and Overijssel; later reports said the storm caused damage, including fallen trees, in several places.