Germany wind storm kills 1, injures 2
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Flooding from storm surge flows over the banks in Hamburg, Germany on Jan 30, 2022.
PHOTO: REUTERS
BERLIN (AFP/REUTERS) - One person died and two others were injured as violent winds uprooted trees and caused travel chaos in Germany on Sunday (Jan 30).
A 58-year-old man was killed in the town of Beelitz near the capital Berlin on Saturday evening when an election poster fell on him as he walked with his partner, local media reported citing the police.
A falling tree injured a pedestrian in the northern city of Bremen, while in the northeastern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region a motorcyclist was seriously injured after colliding with an uprooted tree.
A 58-year-old man was killed in the town of Beelitz near the capital Berlin on Saturday evening when an election poster fell on him as he walked with his partner, local media reported citing the police.
A falling tree injured a pedestrian in the northern city of Bremen, while in the northeastern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region a motorcyclist was seriously injured after colliding with an uprooted tree.
The German weather service had warned of hurricane-force wind in the north that could reach speeds of almost 100kmh.
Fallen branches and trees disrupted long-distance train services on Saturday evening and Sunday in northern and eastern Germany, particularly between Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg.
Berlin’s firefighters requested residents to stay at home as strong winds lashed the city from Saturday evening.
Weather services on Sunday warned that high-speed winds were expected to spread to southern Germany.
Fallen branches and trees disrupted long-distance train services on Saturday evening and Sunday in northern and eastern Germany, particularly between Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg.
Berlin’s firefighters requested residents to stay at home as strong winds lashed the city from Saturday evening.
Weather services on Sunday warned that high-speed winds were expected to spread to southern Germany.
A storm meanwhile hit coastal areas in the north of the country overnight, prompting flood warnings including in Hamburg.
The city's famous fish market was flooded as water levels in the Elbe river that flows into the North Sea rose by 5.2m above normal levels.
