Storm Eunice hits Europe and leaves eight dead | PHOTOS

Storm Eunice slammed into the United Kingdom and Ireland before moving to the north of the European continent, leaving eight dead and major disruptions in transport.

Hundreds of air, rail and sea links were canceled in northwestern Europe due to record-breaking strong winds in the south of England of more than 195 km/h, less than 48 hours after Storm Dudley, which left the least five dead on the mainland.

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A 60-year-old man has died in the south-east of the Republic of Ireland after being hit by a falling tree, police said.

Four people died in the Netherlands, according to the Dutch emergency services, due to falling trees or accidents in the wake of the storm, which led the authorities to raise their alert level to the maximum.

In Belgium, a 79-year-old man who lived on a boat in the Ypres marina (west) died after falling into the water, according to the press.

In London, a woman in her 30s was killed by a tree falling on her car and a man in his 50s was killed near Liverpool (north) when his vehicle was struck by debris, according to British police.

On the coasts of southern England, the storm raised violent waves. Inland, in London the streets were almost deserted.

“I urge all Londoners to stay home, take no risks and do not travel unless absolutely essential,” Mayor Sadiq Khan said, warning that “extremely strong winds in the capital could cause falling debris and damage to buildings.

Dominating the city from the south bank of the River Thames, the emblematic London Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe and the third largest in the world at 135 meters high, remained closed for “the safety of visitors”.

The British weather service had put the south-west of England and south Wales on red alert – the highest level – the day before, but on Friday morning it issued an unusual second high alert, this time for the south-east of the country, which It affects London for the first time since this system began to be used in 2011.

More than 70,000 households were without electricity in England and some 80,000 in Ireland.

Authorities warned of the risk of severe flooding and a “particularly high risk” of accidents on highways, and numerous schools remained closed.

“We must all follow the advice and take precautions to keep ourselves safe,” tweeted Prime Minister Boris Johnson, while Secretary of State for Security Damian Hinds called on the population to “stay safe,” stressing that the army was ready to deal with the effects of Eunice, one of the most violent storms to hit the area in three decades.

Some 130,000 households were without power on Friday afternoon in northern France, power network Enedis said in a statement.

Northern Europe on alert

After hitting the UK, the storm headed for Denmark in the afternoon, where the Storebaelt Bridge, one of the longest in the world, was likely to remain closed for most of the night, its operator warned.

With four-meter waves on its Atlantic coast, France put five departments on orange alert and its rail operator announced interruptions to its regional lines.

In the Netherlands, hundreds of flights were cancelled, according to local media, and trains had to remain stopped.

Rail traffic was also interrupted in northern Germany and Belgium, where winds of up to 140 km/h tore off part of the roof of Ghent’s football stadium (Ghelamco Arena), causing a first-class match to be postponed. division scheduled for Friday night.

Also in London, the violent gusts tore much of the canvas that covers the O2 Arena stadium, leaving images of desolation.

Although climate change generally increases and multiplies extreme events, its impact is not so clear in the case of violent winds and storms (excluding tropical cyclones), the number of which varies greatly from year to year.

The latest report by UN climate experts (IPCC) published in August estimates, with a very low degree of certainty, that there may be an increase in storms in the northern hemisphere since the 1980s.

It also estimates that storm-related precipitation is likely to increase, but storm intensity, including wind speed, will remain about the same.

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Source: Elcomercio

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