London, Feb 19 : At least three people were killed by falling debris and trees in the United Kingdom as storm Eunice savaged the country, media reported. Two people died in the city of Amsterdam, and one in the neighboring town Diemen. Meanwhile, an elderly woman was also seriously injured by a falling tree in Boekel in the province of North Brabant. She was hospitalized with multiple fractures. The weather institute KNMI had announced a code red in all coastal provinces, the warning for life-threatening weather. Eunice swelled into a real storm of wind force 10 at around 3 p.m. local time, entering the country via the west coast. By evening, the storm had passed its peak in the south, west and middle of the country. The storm caused many fallen trees and road traffic delays. At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, about 350 of 1,000 flights had to be canceled on Friday. The Dutch railway NS had already announced on Thursday that it would not operate after 2 p.m. local time. In neighboring Belgium, Eunice is described as the country’s worst tempest in 30 years, wreaking havoc and causing at least one death, local media reported.
With UNI Inputs
