(ANSA) - LONDON, FEBRUARY 18 - The first recorded victim of the effects of the Eunice storm is reported in the Republic of Ireland, which hit the British Isles in these hours with gusts around 150 kilometers per hour and peaks close to 200, as well as invest the north of France and other countries of central-northern Europe where the winds remain at the moment just above 100 per hour.
A man died in Wexford County, about 130 kilometers from Dublin, after being hit by an uprooted tree by the fury of the elements, a local police source picked up by the British agency PA reported.
In the United Kingdom at the moment there are only a few injured or bruised, among people hit by debris;
as well as damage to buildings and various structures.
The chaos in transport also continues, with about 400 flights canceled at British airports alone (20% of the total at Heathrow, the largest of London's stairways) and several others forced to suffer delays or repeated breathtaking landing maneuvers.
And there are also repercussions on the rail traffic on the island, with the local trains stopped totally in Wales as a precaution, and on that road.
While the port of Dover, on the English Channel, has suspended its activities for a few hours as a precautionary measure.
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