Storm hits Europe, affecting electricity supply and transportation in many countries Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26 (Xinhua) Two storms hit parts of Europe on the 25th, affecting electricity supply, mobile phone networks, and transportation in Great Britain, France, Germany and other countries, causing casualties. According to an Agence France-Presse report on the 25th, storms "Austin" and "Mecca" passed through each other within 24 hours, bringing strong winds and rains. Strong winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour were recorded locally in Scotland, UK; Strong winds toppled trees and snapped power lines, blocking roads and railways in Scotland and northern England. Both areas are also at risk of flooding. The storm caused power outages for more than 400,000 households in the UK, about 288,000 households in France, and at least 10,000 households in southwestern Germany. As of the afternoon of the 25th, almost 60,000 households in France were still without electricity, mainly in Normandy and Brittany. Due to power outages caused by the storm, several major hospitals in Freiburg, a small town in the southwestern German city of Breisgau, said on the 25th that they would only accept emergency patients. The outage also knocked out local cellphone networks. The storm also hit the Netherlands and Belgium. A man has been killed after being hit by a falling tree in southwest Scotland in the UK; Injuries were reported in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Hundreds of flights in northwestern Europe were also canceled or rerouted due to the two storms. As the storm moved east and north, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands reminded passengers to be aware of flight cancellations or delays. The meteorological department expects that Denmark, Norway and Sweden will also experience strong winds and precipitation. As a precaution, some local ferries were cancelled, some train services in Sweden were suspended, and some tractor-trailer vehicles were closed to traffic on Denmark's Great Belt Bridge.

Storm hits Europe, affecting electricity supply and transportation in many countries Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26 (Xinhua) Two storms hit parts of Europe on the 25th, affecting electricity supply, mobile phone networks, and transportation in Great Britain, France, Germany and other countries, causing casualties. According to an Agence France-Presse report on the 25th, storms "Austin" and "Mecca" passed through each other within 24 hours, bringing strong winds and rains. Strong winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour were recorded locally in Scotland, UK; Strong winds toppled trees and snapped power lines, blocking roads and railways in Scotland and northern England. Both areas are also at risk of flooding. The storm caused power outages for more than 400,000 households in the UK, about 288,000 households in France, and at least 10,000 households in southwestern Germany. As of the afternoon of the 25th, almost 60,000 households in France were still without electricity, mainly in Normandy and Brittany. Due to power outages caused by the storm, several major hospitals in Freiburg, a small town in the southwestern German city of Breisgau, said on the 25th that they would only accept emergency patients. The outage also knocked out local cellphone networks. The storm also hit the Netherlands and Belgium. A man has been killed after being hit by a falling tree in southwest Scotland in the UK; Injuries were reported in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Hundreds of flights in northwestern Europe were also canceled or rerouted due to the two storms. As the storm moved east and north, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands reminded passengers to be aware of flight cancellations or delays. The meteorological department expects that Denmark, Norway and Sweden will also experience strong winds and precipitation. As a precaution, some local ferries were cancelled, some train services in Sweden were suspended, and some tractor-trailer vehicles were closed to traffic on Denmark's Great Belt Bridge.