Chaos in European countries due to severe storms and floods

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, SR In an article, F-Swiss discussed the widespread chaos and disruptions in some European countries due to storms and severe floods and wrote: Floods and strong winds have challenged emergency services in several European countries. Germany, France, and England are among the countries affected by these conditions. Rains are expected to continue until Saturday in some parts of the country. This means that the situation in flooded areas is likely to worsen. Areas in Lower Saxony, southern Saxony-Anhalt and northern Thuringia are affected by these conditions in large areas. Officials in North Rhine-Westphalia also spoke of a sharp increase in the water level. It has traveled.

Now other federal states are also looking with concern at their rivers that were recently spared from flooding. In Hesse, authorities expect water levels in the Fulda, Lahn and their tributaries to rise. The responsible government office also expects the water levels of the larger Rhine, Main and Neckar rivers to rise.

Storm Hank over Denmark is also a stormy day in Switzerland on Wednesday. created A storm of 140 km/h was measured on the Säntis AI in the evening, as SRF Meteo announced on the X messaging service. But also in low altitude areas, it blew strongly in Egolzwil LU with a speed of 118 km/h.

The strongest gusts, especially from the southwest and west of this country The speed of about 136 kilometers per hour was recorded until the evening of the same day. There were also strong storms in the plain areas. in the supply of drinking water in northern France. In the Pas de Calais department, where the highest severe weather warning level has been declared, approximately 600 firefighters were on duty on Wednesday, according to the department.

A 73-year-old man died after his car sank in Aab, western France. This man apparently drove on a road that was closed due to flooding.

He went out to get bread on Tuesday morning but did not return home. Then his wife called the police, and after searching, the police found his body in his car.

Heavy rain in northern France caused several rivers to overflow and almost 200 people died. They were forced to leave their homes. The drinking water of 2100 people was cut off and 1450 people did not have electricity. A number of streets were closed due to flooding. Following France’s request to help provide high-capacity pumps at the EU level, several countries have offered their support. Tree died on his vehicle. This man was traveling in Gloucestershire, England on Tuesday. That day, the storm “Hank” brought strong wind and rain to the region. According to the PA news agency, a flood warning was issued in a number of areas on Wednesday and several streets were flooded. They were brought near Northampton. Some trains were canceled and there was a delay in rail traffic. Wind speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour were measured on the Isle of Wight off the coast of southern England, according to the Met Office. A woman was injured by a falling tree in south London.

Also, due to heavy flooding of the Meuse, a dyke broke near the city of Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands. The water authority said the water had washed away part of the lining of the upper dyke. Then the water flowed into a natural area. The water level of the Meuse has increased drastically due to heavy rains in France and Ardennes, Belgium. The peak of the water level rise is expected on Thursday. Floods have also caused problems in other parts of the Netherlands due to heavy and continuous rain.

In Belgium, a woman died after hitting a fence. gave In Flanders and Wallonia, rivers overflowed their banks.

Storms in Scandinavia also caused about 900 passengers to spend an unplanned night at sea. Spend on the ferry between Oslo and Copenhagen on Wednesday. Heavy snow first hit western parts of Denmark on Wednesday, while other parts of the country saw heavy rain. These conditions were accompanied by strong winds and gusts.

Also, the media reported and wrote about the extreme cold below 40 degrees in Northern Europe and the problems caused by it. : Cold and frost below 40 degrees have covered Northern Europe and created problems. In the shadow of this frost, even the traffic of trains has stopped. According to the Swedish Meteorological Institute SMHI, there is currently a high pressure area with very cold air in northeastern Sweden and northern Finland. In some areas, it has not been cold this winter for years.

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