3 minutes agoStorm hits all of Europe, reports of four dead (Video)
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Heavy storms have hit Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and parts of the United Kingdom, breaking up power lines and removing trees. Three people have been killed in Holland and one in Belgium, and all air flights have been suspended at Amsterdam Airport. The storm that marked the speed of 90 miles [...]
Three people have been killed in Holland and one in Belgium, and all air flights have been suspended at Amsterdam Airport.
The storm, which marked 90 miles per hour, suspended 260 flights. Schipol later said some flights would resume as the storm moved in, but with major delays, reports The Guardian”, Periscopi broadcast.
Dutch police officers said three people have been killed as a result of felling on trees and particular incidents. In Rotterdam, shipping containers collapsed and peaks were eradicated from homes, local television showed.
In Belgium, a motorcyclist died after a tree fell on its engine, local media reported and authorities closed Gent's port because of high winds.
The DPA news agency reported that police had said there was a drop of “every next minute” on highways between Wilhelshaven and Westested in northern Germany./Periscopi/
