Post by Andrei Tchentchik on Mar 6, 2020 17:49:49 GMT 2
(.#A.074).- Storm Ciara unleashes itself in Europe. Feb. 10, 2020.
Storm Ciara unleashes itself in Europe.
Feb 10, 2020.
• Gigantic waves crashed at the Newhaven lighthouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Passersby make their way down a flooded street in the town of Hebden Bridge in the north of England.
• A building in Brussels, Belgium was damaged by the power of the winds.
The storm disrupted transport and caused a lot of damage on the continent.
LONDON (AFP) - Flights canceled, ferries interrupted between France and England, stationary rail traffic in western Germany: storm Ciara blew in the night yesterday to today over the north - Western Europe, especially in Great Britain, raising fears of damage, floods, and power cuts.
A lifeboat sails in high waves and high winds caused by storm Ciara in the English Channel at Newhaven.
PHOTO: REUTERS / TOBY MELVILLE
In France, where the north is particularly exposed, 42 departments have been placed on orange alert and the population requested to avoid wooded areas, the coastline and going out to sea.
In the United Kingdom, the country most affected by this winter storm, air, rail and maritime transport were disrupted, the storm causing heavy rain and gusts of over 130 km / h.
The British Meteorological Service (Met Office) placed England and Wales on orange alert for the wind in part of the country until 9 p.m. yesterday. After this time, the whole country was placed on yellow alert for strong winds until midnight. Much of the territory is also affected by a yellow alert for heavy snow and strong winds expected today and tomorrow.
POWER OUTAGES = BLACKOUT
According to the professional organization Energy Networks Association (ENA), last night 62,000 homes were still without electricity.
A car submerged on a flooded street in Mytholmroyd, in the north of England, on February 9, 2020, after the Calder River overflowed during the storm Ciara which swept the country.
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES / OLI SCARFF
The Met Office has recorded winds approaching 150 km / h in Aberdaron, a village in North Wales.
In Stanmore, in north-west London, a crane at a construction site folded in half "as if it were a spaghetti", according to a photo posted on Twitter by a resident.
Dozens of flights have been canceled or delayed, with British Airways offering passengers and passengers able to arrive or depart from London airports yesterday to postpone their flights.
Network Rail, the owner of the rail network, had advised against traveling by train yesterday unless it was "absolutely necessary". Several railway companies have also decided to reduce the frequency and speed of trains, or even to cancel certain routes in Scotland.
A flooded street in Appleby-in-Westmorland in England, Sunday February 9, 2020.
PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS / OWEN HUMPHREYS
At sea, the circulation of ferries in the English Channel between Calais (France) and Dover (England) was interrupted yesterday at midday ‘’ until further notice ‘’.
In Ireland, placed on the alert in orange with the risk of flooding of the coastal regions, 10,000 homes, farms and businesses were deprived of electricity. In Belgium, around sixty flights from or to Brussels airport have been canceled. In Germany, mainline train traffic has been suspended in the west of the country, and all mainline traffic is expected to be stopped in the country.
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Storm Ciara unleashes itself in Europe.
Feb 10, 2020.
• Gigantic waves crashed at the Newhaven lighthouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Passersby make their way down a flooded street in the town of Hebden Bridge in the north of England.
• A building in Brussels, Belgium was damaged by the power of the winds.
The storm disrupted transport and caused a lot of damage on the continent.
LONDON (AFP) - Flights canceled, ferries interrupted between France and England, stationary rail traffic in western Germany: storm Ciara blew in the night yesterday to today over the north - Western Europe, especially in Great Britain, raising fears of damage, floods, and power cuts.
A lifeboat sails in high waves and high winds caused by storm Ciara in the English Channel at Newhaven.
PHOTO: REUTERS / TOBY MELVILLE
In France, where the north is particularly exposed, 42 departments have been placed on orange alert and the population requested to avoid wooded areas, the coastline and going out to sea.
In the United Kingdom, the country most affected by this winter storm, air, rail and maritime transport were disrupted, the storm causing heavy rain and gusts of over 130 km / h.
The British Meteorological Service (Met Office) placed England and Wales on orange alert for the wind in part of the country until 9 p.m. yesterday. After this time, the whole country was placed on yellow alert for strong winds until midnight. Much of the territory is also affected by a yellow alert for heavy snow and strong winds expected today and tomorrow.
POWER OUTAGES = BLACKOUT
According to the professional organization Energy Networks Association (ENA), last night 62,000 homes were still without electricity.
A car submerged on a flooded street in Mytholmroyd, in the north of England, on February 9, 2020, after the Calder River overflowed during the storm Ciara which swept the country.
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES / OLI SCARFF
The Met Office has recorded winds approaching 150 km / h in Aberdaron, a village in North Wales.
In Stanmore, in north-west London, a crane at a construction site folded in half "as if it were a spaghetti", according to a photo posted on Twitter by a resident.
Dozens of flights have been canceled or delayed, with British Airways offering passengers and passengers able to arrive or depart from London airports yesterday to postpone their flights.
Network Rail, the owner of the rail network, had advised against traveling by train yesterday unless it was "absolutely necessary". Several railway companies have also decided to reduce the frequency and speed of trains, or even to cancel certain routes in Scotland.
A flooded street in Appleby-in-Westmorland in England, Sunday February 9, 2020.
PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS / OWEN HUMPHREYS
At sea, the circulation of ferries in the English Channel between Calais (France) and Dover (England) was interrupted yesterday at midday ‘’ until further notice ‘’.
In Ireland, placed on the alert in orange with the risk of flooding of the coastal regions, 10,000 homes, farms and businesses were deprived of electricity. In Belgium, around sixty flights from or to Brussels airport have been canceled. In Germany, mainline train traffic has been suspended in the west of the country, and all mainline traffic is expected to be stopped in the country.
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