Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Powerful Hurricane attack Europe, 13 dead

A strong storm yesterday 28/10 that attacked the area north-west Europe, killing at least 13 people dead - including six people in Germany, while traffic was severely disrupted.


European press reports that the storm with very strong winds swept Britain, France , Denmark , Germany , knocked down many trees , flooding low-lying areas , disrupting air traffic , marine and on foot.
This is one of the worst storms ever to strike the region in recent years . The storm is not the official name but is called St . Jude .Strong winds of up to 160 km / h have been recorded on the Isle of Wight in southern England , while strong winds of 130km / h has attacked the British mainland . Then the Danish capital Copenhagen recorded record winds up to 194 km / h and a highway in central Germany has been closed due to strong winds 100 km / h .
Across the region , people were advised to stay indoors . Hundreds of trees were uprooted or broken , obstructing the path of the vehicle and crushed . The Dutch should be notified to the bike in order to ensure safety .At least 13 cases of storm-related deaths St . Jude has been reported , most of the victims were killed by being hit by a falling tree . Germans killed 6 people , 5 people you have , the Netherlands and Denmark each have one . A woman is missing due to being washed out to sea in France .
Traffic in the area has been severely affected by bad weather conditions .
Many trains were canceled in and around the capital city London ( UK) and in northwestern Germany.London Heathrow Airport , the busiest airport in Europe, has canceled at least 130 flights . The big waves also makes the British port of Dover was closed, forcing ferry services to France to suspend operations .
At least 50 flights were canceled at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands , and the German press reported on the status of serious delays at the airport in Hamburg and Dusseldorf .
Power cuts have affected 42,000 homes in northern France . In the UK , up to 600,000 homes were power cuts , even though the power supply is restored much later.In Brussels , a large sign was hung on the building of the European Commission has been torn by strong winds .
German authorities halted all train services local Schleswig - Holstein and Hanover - Bremen lines and the lines from the state North Rhine - Westphalia to the north .
Along the North Sea coast of Germany , not many ferry and offshore transport on the Elbe River also interrupted .The emergency services in Denmark and Sweden were broadcast storm warnings , the face of Scandinavia with winds up to 162 km / h .

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