Storm Amy Claims Two Lives as It Sweeps Across Europe

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Storm Amy Claims Two Lives as It Sweeps Across Europe
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The storm Amy shakes several countries in Europe on Saturday. In northern France, two people have been killed. In Norway, warnings for rain, wind and landslides have been issued and more than 100,000 households are without power.

Across the entire Norway, damage is being reported due to the bad weather. Nearly 108,000 households are without electricity and about 170 roads have been closed, according to NTB.

On Saturday evening, all the country's trains stood still for about an hour due to a power outage, reports NRK.

In parts of Vestfold and Telemark, up to 100 millimeters of rain is expected to fall in twelve hours. According to Norway's equivalent to SMHI, Amy can become the largest and most destructive storm in 25 years.

Stay indoors, the police in Norway's second largest county Trøndelag urge.

Two dead in France

In northern France, two people have died, reports AFP. A 25-year-old man died after a tree branch blew down on the car's windshield. A 48-year-old man drowned when he swam in stormy water.

In Hardanger in western Norway, among other things, a roof on a villa has been blown away. Ten miles from there, in Bergen, winds of 31.7 seconds per meter were measured during the night towards Saturday. Among other things, trees have fallen, the roof of a store has collapsed and rockfall has hit cars.

A bit further north, in Tingvoll, a garage has been blown over a road that is now completely blocked.

Insurance companies in Norway have received over 2,300 damage reports during the afternoon.

In Oslo's public transportation, some lines in the subway have been standing still after trains have run into fallen trees.

Winds of hurricane force

Also in Denmark, Amy has caused fallen trees, loose roof tiles and general chaos. In northern Fredrikshamn, winds of hurricane force were measured. In Copenhagen, a scaffolding around a pub has collapsed, but no serious incidents have been reported.

In some areas of Denmark, up to 35 millimeters of rain has fallen, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute DMI.

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