Tag: Storm Eunice

Northern Europe Battered by 3rd Major Storm; Deaths Hit 14

LONDON—Northern Europe has been battered by its third major storm in five days, with heavy rains and high winds killing at least two more people, disrupting travel and prompting hundreds of flood alerts across a region still recovering from last week’s hurricane-force winds. Storm Franklin pushed in from the North Atlantic on Sunday afternoon even…


Western Europe Cleans up After Storm Leaves at Least 12 Dead

LONDON—Crews cleared fallen trees and worked to restore power to about 400,000 people in Britain as Western Europe cleaned up Saturday after one of the most damaging storms in years. At least 12 people were killed, many by falling trees, in Ireland, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Named Storm Eunice by the British and…


More Than 200,000 British Homes Still Without Power After Storm Eunice

LONDON—More than 200,000 British homes were still without power early on Saturday, after Storm Eunice knocked over 1 million households off the grid on Friday, a body representing electricity networks said. The fierce Atlantic storm brought record winds of up to 122 miles per hour (196 kph) to Britain, killing three people and causing widespread…


Storm Eunice Batters Europe, Killing at Least 9

LONDON—An Atlantic storm battered northwestern European on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, killing at least nine people, knocking out power for tens of thousands, and shredding the roof of London’s O2 arena. Storm Eunice, which brewed in the central Atlantic and was spun up from the Azores towards Europe…