The storm named Babet in Denmark has claimed lives at least in Britain. The storm has caused widespread flooding in Denmark and Germany.
A violent storm has caused destruction in Britain, Denmark, Norway and Germany during Friday evening and Saturday.
In Scandinavia and especially in southern Denmark, the storm called Babet has caused extensive flooding. Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) by the floods have been the worst in more than 100 years in several localities.
In Denmark, the sea water has risen more than two meters above the normal water level on practically all the coasts of the Baltic Sea.
Three deaths in Britain
In Scotland and England, three people have died and people were trapped in flooded homes on Friday, when the storm ravaged Britain and Ireland, reports news agency AFP.
Today, Saturday, the storm has continued to wreak havoc in England. The UK’s Environment Agency has issued three severe flood warnings, around the River Derwent in the city of Derby in central England, says the BBC. The floods are expected to continue until Tuesday.
The storm has also disrupted air and train traffic. Disruptions to the rail network led to the closure of London’s King’s Cross station for safety reasons on Saturday afternoon after the station was overcrowded.
The storm also caused destruction in Germany and Norway
In southern Norway, up to 20,000 residents were without electricity early Saturday morning, when strong winds tore roofs off buildings and felled trees and electricity poles, reports the AFP news agency.
The storm has affected Germany equally. In the city of Flensburg, the water has risen 2.22 meters above the normal level, he says Abendblatt magazine.