Storm Eunice left millions of homes in Europe without power, kills 13

The whole of Europe was left shaken after the Storm Eunice hard hit the region on Friday, killing at least 13 individuals. The storm left the region's transport networks in clutter, cutting off power access. The emergency services noted that high speedy winds are blowing in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland. The situation of the region remains terrible with trees felling and debris lying on the roads. Seeing the current situation of the country, train operators in the United Kingdom warned the citizens not to travel as the fallen trees and rubble have barricaded the routes. Eunice left a total of 37,000 houses in France and 4,500 in Germany without electricity, damaging the power lines. At the same time, at least 8,000 households were out of power in Ireland. Rail operator Deutsche Bahn expressed concern over the destruction and asserted, "more than 1,000 kilometres" (620 miles) of track had suffered damage". Network lines were shut down in the majority of the European countries as Storm Eunice brought brisk and blustery winds with a speed of 196 kilometres per hour. The explosive storms of the Storm Eunice alarmed red weather warnings for the very first time in London. Train operations in the Netherlands are also halted. Following the damage of the power lines due to the Storm Eunice, at present, there is no service being provided from the United Kingdom to France. Meanwhile, still on Saturday, nearly 1 million remains out of power even on Saturday. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, while urging the population to remain under their roofs, taking needy precautions and wrote on his social media account, "I appeal to you: please stay at home!. We are constantly monitoring the situation, and the applicable services are at work. The fire brigade has already interfered more than 12,000 times". Still, in the United Kingdom, 226,000 business establishments, including homes, are out of power.

Storm Eunice left millions of homes in Europe without power, kills 13

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