The passage of storm Eunice over northern Europe has killed at least nine people
Storm Eunice was particularly violent on the Channel coasts like here on the port of Newhaven in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2022. AP - Matt Dunham
Text by: RFI Follow
2 mins
Hundreds of canceled flights, trains and ferries across North West Europe.
Nearly 48 hours after Dudley, Storm Eunice swept across the mainland.
It caused at least 9 deaths.
Advertising
Read more
Formed in Ireland, the storm passed Friday over part of the United Kingdom then northern France, Benelux before continuing its route towards Denmark and Germany, of which a large northern third was placed on red alert until Saturday morning.
On British television, the images are impressive: uprooted trees, torn roofs and on the coasts waves several meters high.
The wind blew for example at nearly 200 km / h on the Isle of Wight, a record.
In London, a deserted capital on Friday, a woman was killed by a falling tree.
A man died in his car in Liverpool.
The red alert had been issued by the weather services in the south of England and Wales.
Millions of Britons have been asked to stay at home.
Eight seriously injured in France
Storm Eunice then headed towards northern Europe and claimed four lives in the Netherlands and three others in Ireland, Germany and Belgium.
In France, at least 8 people were seriously injured in road accidents related to wind or falling materials.
Waves sometimes exceeding nine meters were recorded in Brittany (west) as well as gusts of wind locally reaching 176 km / h at Cape Gris-Nez (north).
Around 75,000 homes remained without electricity on Saturday at 8 a.m. in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais after the passage of the storm, Enedis announced in a press release this Saturday morning.
Traffic was severely disrupted on Friday across the north of the continent.
Over 400 flights have been canceled at UK airports, over 200 planes grounded from Amsterdam.
Cross-Channel ferry traffic has been interrupted.
In Denmark and Belgium the trains will run slowly.
SNCF in France announces disruptions on its regional lines.
Strong gusts still expected this Saturday on the German coasts where the storm is following its course.
►Also read: Climate: the consequences of inaction are growing
Newsletter
Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
google-play-badge_FR
Weather
Natural disasters
France
UK
Netherlands
Belgium
Ireland