Storm Amy Hits Norway Hard Leaving Thousands Without Power

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Storm Amy Hits Norway Hard Leaving Thousands Without Power
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The storm Amy has made its entrance with force in Norway. Across the entire country, damage is reported as a result of the weather and over 87,000 households are without electricity.

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.

Warnings of rain, wind and landslides have been issued in different degrees throughout the country south of Narvik.

In Hardanger in western Norway, among other things, the roof of a villa has been blown away. Ten miles from there, in Bergen, winds of 31.7 seconds per meter were measured and by 04:00, several reports of damage due to the wind had come in. Among other things, the roof of a store has collapsed and rockfall has hit cars and uprooted trees.

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

The garage is destroyed and parts of it are blowing further, says Ragnvald Knut Rasmussen at the local police.

Several roads have been closed due to wind and fallen trees.

In Denmark, Amy has also caused fallen trees and general chaos. In Copenhagen, a scaffolding around a pub has collapsed, but no serious incidents have been reported.

It can quickly change when people wake up, says Jacob Matthiesen at the South and Sønderjylland police.

The storm is expected to move further east during the morning hours.

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