Hurricane low "Ciara" swirls large parts of Europe

Extreme wind and heavy rain have been raging in Europe since Sunday afternoon. Weather services warn of hurricane depression in Ciara in the UK, Ireland and France.

• Europe was hit by a violent hurricane.
• "Ciara" is the name of the current storm low in Great Britain, Scotland and Ireland. In Germany it is called Sabine.
• Over 2,000 households are without electricity.

London - The hurricane low "Ciara" has had parts of Europe under control since Sunday afternoon. In Great Britain and Belgium, among other things, dozens of outages and delays in rail and air traffic occurred due to the storm lows * called "Sabine" in Germany. In Scotland, three people were injured in the partial collapse of a pub roof. Around 10,000 private homes, farms and commercial buildings in Ireland were without electricity. The weather service in France also warned of flooding and storm damage.

Storm low sweeps across the country at 130 km / h

Great Britain was hit particularly hard by "Ciara" with heavy rain and gusts of up to 130 kilometers per hour. The authorities announced a severe weather warning that will continue until the evening. Hurricane, storm, hurricane, tornado - read all about the dangerous winds at Merkur.de *

The British airline British Airways offered travelers from or to London's Heathrow, Gatwick or London City airports to rebook their flights. Virgin Atlantic also canceled flights from Heathrow. The British railway company initially advised passengers against train journeys that cannot be postponed. The ferries between Calais and Dover initially remained in the port.

In addition, several events fell victim to the hurricane. The Premier League football game between Manchester City and West Ham was canceled, as was a ten-kilometer run in London with an expected 25,000 participants. Numerous parks have been closed. In addition, the UK weather agency expects damage to buildings and power outages, as well as flooding.

Here is our latest infrared satellite sequence, tracking #StormCiara from the mid Atlantic at 6pm yesterday evening to its current position off the north coast of Scotland. pic.twitter.com/kBgN8GThHb

Around 60 take-offs and landings were canceled at Brussels Airport due to the storm's low. The German airline Lufthansa cut connections between Brussels and Munich and Frankfurt am Main.

In Munich, Lufthansa suspended all continental flights * until 1 p.m. and all intercontinental flights until 2 p.m. on Monday. Intercontinental traffic to Frankfurt is expected to continue on schedule, the airline said on Sunday afternoon. However, further continental connections to and from Frankfurt can be canceled. The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings canceled flights between Stuttgart and Brussels. In addition, the games of the first Belgian football league were canceled.

Hurricane low over Ireland - weather authorities warn of flooding

In Ireland , the weather authorities warned of coastal flooding. In the western city of Galway , an event on the European Capital of Culture 2020 was canceled on Saturday evening. Public schools in Luxembourg should remain closed on Monday. Classes in schools * are also canceled in Germany.

In France , weather services expected that the north and northwest of the country in particular would be hit by strong gusts. There were severe weather warnings in 35 departments. Wind speeds of up to 140 kilometers per hour were expected in the Vosges. The authorities advised against going into forests and parking cars under trees.

AFP

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