Bad weather makes havoc in Europe: Dead people, numerous houses without electricity

In Austria, part of the medieval roofs symbolising the houses of Salzburg have been taken by strong winds that reached over 60 miles [100 km] an hour.

Farther south, civil protection called on some 500 muhr residents Monday evening to stay at home and stay on the upper floors for fear of rising river levels that have led to the impasse in the town.

For decades I haven't experienced such a situation, states the public radio. ) O RRF, Martin Guggenberger, commander of fire forces in a municipality in this area where many secondary roads are blocked and about 10,000 houses are without electricity.

In Slovenia, the country has issued a red range from Monday, a serfist results missing, while in Croatia, the port city of Rijeka has been flooded and many railway lines have been cut off.

In the Swiss Canton of Ticino, many roads are impassable, flooded, or blocked by tree fall.

In France, snow that has fallen in the centre of the country has blocked more than 2,000 vehicles in Central Masivin, and 200,000 homes suffer electricity shortages.

In Corsica, 21,000 homes continue to be without electricity today, authorities are drawing up the balance of damage caused by strong winds at over 100 miles per hour [160 km].

In Spain snowfalls in Asturia (ver) have caused difficulties in circulation, 4,700 residences are without electricity, according to authorities, Pash conveys.

In the Czech Republic, railway traffic follows delays this morning following strong winds that have caused trees to collapse on railway lines, and about 30,000 people are without electricity, according to the public power company CEZ.