November 27, 2021, 2:24 pm.
Manchester (DPA) The storm, named “Arwen”, reached a speed of about 160 kilometers per hour. This was the result of power outages and traffic jams. There are deaths too.
Roker Lighthouse tossed by storm in Sunderland.
Thunderstorms and snowfall in Britain on Saturday night caused traffic jams and power outages in thousands of homes.
On a motorway in the north-west of England, about 120 trucks were stuck in snow for several hours, as North West Motorway Police announced on Twitter.
In the north of England, tens of thousands of homes were cut off. Utility Northern PowerGrid said 55,000 affected customers, mostly in the northern areas of Northumberland and County Durham. Several train connections in Scotland were disrupted. ScotRail encourages its customers to avoid travel whenever possible.
Emergency services reported a large number of operations, for example due to fallen trees or damaged roofs. At least two people died when trees fell.
According to the Met Office, the storm, named “Arwen”, reached nearly 100 mph (about 160 kph) at times. The highest warning level has now been lifted, but the weather warning continued on Saturday.
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