US EditionThree killed in Sweden as major storm sweeps across Nordic countries
Storm Johannes caused three fatalities and left over 40,000 Swedish homes without power, disrupting transport and emergency services during recovery efforts.
- Storm Johannes struck Sweden, where authorities reported three deaths and SMHI issued strong-wind alerts across much of northern Sweden.
- On Saturday, the post-Christmas storm Johannes swept the Nordic nations, with forecasters recording near-hurricane gusts and up to seven-metre waves, moving south toward a likely overnight peak into Sunday.
- Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported over 120,000 homes without power, mostly in western Finland, while Swedish news agency TT said more than 40,000 Swedish homes and 23,000 in Norway's Nordland were also affected.
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Three dead, tens of thousands of households without electricity - according to the preliminary assessment of winter storm "Johannes", which had hit Scandinavia. Although the wind has slowed down in the meantime, there are still problems.
A large part of Scandinavia was hit by a storm with heavy snowfall on Saturday evening and overnight. Three deaths were recorded in Sweden and tens of thousands of households in Sweden, Norway and Finland were left without electricity.
The winter storm Johannes caused chaos in Scandinavia on the weekend. In Sweden, three people died from falling trees, trains and flights, and the power supply is not safe until Monday.
The results of the victims in Sweden increased to three deaths after a storm swept through Scandinavia on Saturday and on the night from Saturday to Sunday. The three deaths are linked to falls.
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