The United Kingdom is preparing this Friday for the entry of Eunice, a storm with strong winds, which has forced the British authorities to declare a “red alert” in several areas of the country, including London and its surroundings.
The British Meteorological Office (Met, for its in English) issued the maximum alert, with danger to life, for the south of Wales, the English counties of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset (west), as well as London and the area of the south east english.
The other areas of the country are also on alert for strong winds, which has forced schools to close, suspend rail services, while the authorities have asked the population to avoid displacement due to the danger they may face due to the possible fall of trees or other objects by the storm.
The Government held an emergency Cobra meeting yesterday to assess preparations, for which it ordered the deployment of the Army in areas of the country, especially in the southwest of England, that may suffer floods or power cuts.
The Met’s chief meteorologist, Paul Gundersen, told the media that the “red” warning “indicates a significant danger to life because extremely high winds can cause possible damage to structures” of houses.
London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports have asked passengers to check the status of their trips as some airlines cancel flights due to bad weather.
Dutch airline KLM has indicated that it will cancel at least 170 flights between London and Amsterdam airport.
Met meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth said today that the entire country will be affected by strong winds, so “people will see transportation delays and power outages, so they should avoid traveling if they can and stay in house when the winds reach maximum power.
Meteorologists compare the force that Eunice can have, with wind gusts of up to 140 kilometers per hour, with the great storm that the United Kingdom recorded in 1990 and with the powerful weather events of the winters of 2013 and 2014. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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