Two Storms in Two Days Cause Major Disruption Across Northern Europe
More than 150,000 homes lost power and hundreds of flights were canceled as the storms moved across the region, officials said.
- On Sunday, storms battered Northern Europe, cutting power to more than 150,000 homes and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights while silencing phone networks across the region.
- Storm Boelo followed Storm Austen, which struck southern England on Friday before advancing across continental Europe; the two systems hit within 24 hours of each other.
- Falling trees injured four people in Brussels on Saturday, while scaffolding blown by Storm Austen winds injured two in Nastaetten, Germany. Winds reached 84 miles an hour in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
- Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport warned travelers of flight cancellations and delays from strong winds, while Denmark barred trailers from the Great Belt Bridge. Swedish authorities suspended train services on some lines as a precaution.
- Germany's weather agency DWD predicted additional winds of up to 100 kilometres an hour along the northern coast on Sunday. High winds and rain are expected to continue in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
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Two storms in two days cause major disruption across northern Europe
Storms Austen and Boelo caused major disruption over the weekend across northern Europe with temporary power cuts to 150,000 homes, people in injured by falling trees and flights and ferries cancelled in several countries from Scotland to Denmark.
Severe weather has been hitting Western European countries in recent hours, with the weather conditions being extreme. The onslaught of Storm Boelo in Britain resulted in tens of thousands of homes being left without electricity, while strong winds and heavy rainfall created serious difficulties in transport, leading to flight cancellations. According to a statement from the Energy Networks Association (ENA), approximately 82,000 households in B…
Storms batter northern Europe, hitting power supplies, flights and phones
Storms battered northern Europe on Sunday cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and silencing phone networks. Winds of up to 135km (84 miles) an hour were recorded in Argyll and Bute in western Scotland and fallen trees and power cables blocked roads and rail lines across the country. More than 82,000 homes in Britain, nearly 60,000 in France and at least 10,000 in Germany had power cuts inflic…
Violent storms have struck northern Europe today, leaving more than 150,000 homes without electricity and causing serious inconvenience to transport and telephone networks. (ANSA)
More than 82,000 homes in Britain, nearly 60,000 in France and at least 10,000 in Germany had power cuts filed by the passage of storms Boelo and Austen.
In the UK, 82,000 households were without electricity this Sunday, while in Germany the cuts affected another 10,000 households
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