A storm generated in the Atlantic Ocean, known as Storm Eunice – which hit England and Ireland this Friday (18) with winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour last Friday (18), with winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour. hour – caused 10 deaths in the UK and parts of Western Europe.
Eunice has extreme wind speeds that pose a danger to life, Britain’s Meteorological Office said. The storm had winds of up to 122 miles per hour – the fastest ever recorded in the UK.
The storm also made landfall in western England, in Cornwall, where large waves washed ashore, sending jets of water over the roofs of houses. In Wales, for example, waves crashed on the Aberystwyth promenade, some as tall as the houses. More than 100,000 people were affected by power outages as lines were torn down and old trees toppled.
The meteorology office has expanded its rare “danger to life” weather warning ahead of the storm on Friday morning to include most of southern England and part of Wales.
A woman was killed in Muswell Hill in north London on Friday when a tree fell on her car, according to a statement from the London Fire Department. While a 50-year-old man was also killed on Friday while driving his car in Liverpool, according to Merseyside.
In Hampshire, one man died and another was seriously injured in a car accident. Both 20-year-olds were in a vehicle when a tree fell on them during the storm. Local police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.
In Ireland, a man in his early 60s was killed after being hit by a falling tree, confirmed the national police service, known as Gardaí, told CNN. The man, who has not been identified, died in County Wexford, southeastern Ireland.
The storm also wreaked havoc across mainland Europe, with German broadcaster ZDF reporting two deaths in Germany. One person fell off the roof and another crashed his car into a tree.
A 79-year-old Englishman also died in western Belgium after strong winds knocked him off his boat and into the water at a marina, state broadcaster RTBF reported.
Meanwhile, the Amsterdam fire brigade reported three deaths due to falling trees in the Netherlands on Friday, while most of the country was under the highest weather alert, with people advised to stay indoors before the storm.
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Meteorologists also raised the possibility of a jet sting, the weather phenomenon that became the ‘great storm of 1987’ – so destructive and deadly. At the time, eighteen people died and 15 million trees were felled in winds that reached 160 km/h.
a jet sting it is a very narrow and concentrated blast of powerful higher-level winds that can form in powerful weather systems. It descends to the Earth’s surface and can last for a few hours, potentially causing damage to life and property, according to the meteorologist. CNN Derek Van Dam.
“The ‘stinger (sting)’ refers to the cloud formation it creates, which resembles a scorpion’s stinger,” he said.
*With information from CNN International
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