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Inclement weather ravages four European countries, the French being the most affected so far. On Thursday, tens of thousands of users were unable to use electricity, rail transport was disrupted and trees were felled after winds that recorded a maximum of 175 kilometers per hour.
On the morning of Thursday, October 21, thousands of French people suffered the consequences of the Aurore storm that hit the country and other neighboring nations, such as Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Around 250,000 homes were without power after the storm caused severe damage in the north of the country. The electric company Enedis confirmed the figure and reported that around 3,000 employees were mobilized to restore the power supply.
The power of the gusts from this storm reached 175.3 km / h in the municipality of Fécamp (Seine-Maritime department) and 171 km / h in the Vosges, according to Météo France, the National Meteorological Service.
Beyond the energy spectrum, the storm also left serious consequences in terms of traffic. In several regions the authorities had to interrupt public transport, while railway services were suspended on some Parisian axes and in areas such as Normandy, Lorraine, Center-Val, Hauts-de-France and Champagne-Ardenne, announced the National Railway Society. French.
In Paris, the RER A regional train network, one of the busiest in France, also temporarily cut off its circulation due to falling trees on the tracks, but they managed to rebuild it in the late morning.
13 departments in the east and northwest of the country were under yellow alert due to the “violent wind,” reported Météo France.
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany were also victims of the storm
In German territory, a tornado caused severe damage in the city of Schwentinental, destroying greenhouses, breaking roofs of houses, felling trees that crashed cars, but without injuries, reported Kai Laessig, an official of the fire service.
The German meteorological center reported winds of up to 105 km / h in the north and northeast of the country and 120 km / h in mountainous areas, but without serious injuries. There were hardly any minor incidents such as a man hit by a branch or a train colliding with another faction of a tree, but no major damage.
In the Netherlands, local media reported four people injured in Barendrecht after blasts ripped roof tiles and felled trees in a residential neighborhood.
Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national rail operator, stopped all long-distance trains in North Rhine-Westphalia, a region bordering Belgium and the Netherlands. In addition, they reported delays and cancellations in other sectors.
The Dutch railway network also suspended service due to sticks falling on the tracks.
Antwerp was the epicenter of the storm that hit northern Belgium and even swept away part of the roof of the Antwerp FC stadium. In addition, he also blew up trees, scaffolding, and pushed trucks off the road.
With Reuters
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