Original title: Comprehensive news: Storm “Charlan” swept across Western Europe. Meteorological authorities issued multiple warnings
Xinhua News Agency, Brussels, November 3 (Xinhua) Affected by the Atlantic air current, the rare strong storm “Charlain” swept through the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands recently, causing casualties and property losses. In some areas, there were widespread power outages and traffic and communication paralysis.
Affected by “Sharland”, roads in parts of England and the English Channel Islands were blocked by landslides and fallen trees. Flights, buses, railways, and shipping were affected. Hundreds of schools were closed, and about 20,000 households were without power.
In the Channel Islands, the local meteorological department issued the highest level red warning for strong winds. The wind speed in Jersey was as high as 164 kilometers per hour, accompanied by hail. Flights to some islands will be canceled and ferries suspended on November 2.
As of 5 pm on the 2nd, England had issued a total of 82 flood warnings and 198 flood warnings. Natural Resources Wales says river levels in its southwest could reach their highest levels on record.
On the evening of the 1st, “Charlan” landed in western France. French President Macron called on the country to remain highly vigilant against this disastrous weather that night. At least two people have died and 16 others were injured in the storm in France. Météo-France announced that a total of 12 provinces were under orange warning status on the 2nd, and 6 provinces will still maintain orange warnings on the 3rd.
French Minister of Energy Transformation Agnès Parnier-Lunacher said that the storm caused widespread power outages. As of 3 pm on the 2nd, 820,000 users were still without power.
At about 4 a.m. on the 2nd, “Charlan” swept through Belgium, killing two people, including a 5-year-old child, and injuring many others. In the port area of Antwerp, a city in northern Belgium, maritime traffic was temporarily interrupted, and some trains and buses were forced to suspend operations. At 5 pm on the 2nd, the Belgian Meteorological Department lowered the orange warning for strong winds in four provinces to yellow, but the orange warning remained in coastal areas.
Strong winds occurred in many places in the Netherlands on the 2nd, resulting in one death and many injuries. Wind speeds in the coastal areas of North Holland Province were as high as 116 kilometers per hour. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute issued an orange warning to coastal provinces such as Zeeland, South Holland and North Holland on the 2nd.
Affected by the weather, airports in Amsterdam and Rotterdam have canceled hundreds of flights, and the Port of Rotterdam has also closed many large terminals. According to the forecast of the Dutch Meteorological Department, the strong winds will gradually weaken on the evening of the 2nd, but the strong winds in coastal areas will continue until the morning of the 3rd.
Frederick Otto, an expert at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London, pointed out that there is evidence that as climate change will cause more intense rainfall, storm surges will also be higher due to rising sea levels. These fall and winter storms can be more destructive.
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2023-11-03 10:04:00
