The General Secretariat for Civil Protection addresses recommendations to the citizens to be especially careful, taking care of the measures taken in self-protection from the dangers arising from the occurrence of severe weather phenomena, on the occasion of the worsening weather forecast from today until next Friday. Specifically, GGP recommends to the citizens: * Insure […]
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Canada: Four dead and 900,000 households without power due to severe weather
Canadian authorities announced on Saturday that four people had died in the eastern part of the country, where severe storms broke out, which also caused power outages to 900,000 households in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Ontario police tweeted that three people had been killed and many injured in the spring storms. A man […]
Germany: One person killed, 40 injured by tornado
Extreme weather conditions hit western Germany yesterday, killing at least one person and injuring about 40 others, ten of them seriously, when a tornado struck several cities, police and local media reported. Pictures on social media show what appears to be a cyclone with the characteristic rotations, with various debris flying in the air, although […]
Turkey: Istanbul paralyzed due to heavy snowfall
Istanbul was paralyzed this morning due to heavy snowfall that continues to hit the Turkish city, with bus traffic stopped, more than 200 flights canceled and schools closed. Turkish Airlines was forced to cancel 180 flights today, 162 flights from Istanbul Airport and 18 from Sabiha Gokcen Airport. The airline expects to cancel other flights […]
USA: At least six people lost their lives in Iowa due to a tornado
At least six people – four adults and two children – were killed Saturday night when a tornado struck Iowa in the central US, according to rescue services. The tornado also injured at least four other people and caused “severe damage to homes and property,” said Madison County Emergency Management Agency Chief Dayogenis Agiala. Iowa […]
Germany: ‘Zeynep’ leaves behind three dead, widespread disasters and transport problems
Three dead, buildings destroyed and widespread problems in rail and road transport are left behind by the bad weather “Zeynep”, which has been hitting northern and western Germany since yesterday afternoon with winds whose speed reached 170km / h. In North Rhine-Westphalia, a man was killed when his car overturned, while another was killed by […]
Holland-Storm Eunice: Two dead from tree falls
Two people were killed today by falling trees in the Netherlands, during the passage of storm Eunice, accompanied by stormy winds, according to the Dutch emergency services. The country was declared a “red” alert for extreme weather events with the storm hitting its shores, with gusts of wind at 141 kilometers per hour, according to […]
With gusts of almost 200 km / h, storm Eunice sweeps England and northern France
Gusts of wind nearly 200 miles per hour off the coast, London roads deserted, extended power outages… Storm Eunice swept across southern England today, killing one person in Ireland, before heading north to France and Belgium. Hundreds of flights, trains and ferries were canceled across northwestern Europe due to stormy winds sweeping Younis, which hit […]
France and Britain on alert for storm Eunice
The north and north-west of France were put on an “orange” alarm today, due to the stormy winds and the dangers of big waves, from the passage of the storm Eunice. The British and Irish meteorological services issued “red” alerts before the storm arrived, which is then expected to head for Denmark, according to a […]
Three dead in Poland from storms sweeping Europe
At least three people were killed in severe storms that swept across Europe today, with winds reaching 180km / h, causing travel problems. In Poland, winds of up to 125 km / h caused severe damage to about 500 homes, tore down roofs, uprooted trees and plunged 324,000 households into darkness across the country. Two […]