Extremely heavy snowfall and strong winds have swept across parts of Sweden on New Year's Day. Conditions are particularly severe in Gävleborg, where SMHI has issued a red warning and thousands of households are without power.
SwedenStorm Johannes subsided on Sunday morning. A day later, thousands are still without power - and it could stay that way. "It's a battlefield out there," says Jesper Liveröd at Ellevio.
SwedenMore than half the country is affected as storm Johannes moves across Sweden. Over 40,000 households are without power and many trees have been blown down. Thousands of trees have been blown down onto roads and overhead power lines, says Elin Sarfati at the Swedish Transport Administration.
SwedenVattenfall and Ellevio are raising electricity network fees sharply. The reason is large investments in the electricity network, according to the energy giants. It is not reasonable that they are raising the fee far above inflation year after year, says Håkan Larsson at the consumer organization Villaägarna.
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