Alle berichtgeving van de storm 11/12 maart (Buitenland)
Storm en wind
Alle berichtgeving van de storm 11/12 maart (Buitenland)
Beperkte schade in Oost-Vlaanderen
Het stormweer heeft woensdag in Oost-Vlaanderen niet veel problemen veroorzaakt. Bij de brandweerkorpsen in de provincie kwamen telkens enkele tientallen oproepen binnen.
In Oudenaarde kwam het dak van een fabrieksgebouw los op het industrieterrein De Bruwaan. De brandweer van Oudenaarde moest het asfalten dak met zandzakjes verstevigen.
De brandweerkorpsen van Aalst, Sint-Niklaas, Eeklo en Dendermonde rukten vooral uit voor losgekomen dakpannen, afgewaaide takken en beschadigde gevels. De brandweer van Gent behandelde een twintigtal oproepen. Er werden geen gewonden gemeld.
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Het stormweer heeft woensdag in Oost-Vlaanderen niet veel problemen veroorzaakt. Bij de brandweerkorpsen in de provincie kwamen telkens enkele tientallen oproepen binnen.
In Oudenaarde kwam het dak van een fabrieksgebouw los op het industrieterrein De Bruwaan. De brandweer van Oudenaarde moest het asfalten dak met zandzakjes verstevigen.
De brandweerkorpsen van Aalst, Sint-Niklaas, Eeklo en Dendermonde rukten vooral uit voor losgekomen dakpannen, afgewaaide takken en beschadigde gevels. De brandweer van Gent behandelde een twintigtal oproepen. Er werden geen gewonden gemeld.
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UK pounded by second severe storm
The storm blew the roof off a building in Greater Manchester
Northern Ireland, north Wales and north-west England are being pounded by gales and heavy rain in the second band of storms to hit the UK in three days. Forecasters say gusts of up to 80mph have hit Northern Ireland as the Atlantic weather front moves eastwards. Motorists faced chaos as several major bridges were affected by the gales and some areas were placed on flood alert. The second day of the prestigious Cheltenham horse racing festival has been abandoned because of the weather. The course is in good condition but fierce winds made the huge marquees in the tented hospitality area unsafe. The 55,000 people expected to attend the day's racing will get a full refund and the course is considering increasing its capacity for the rest of the week. Cheltenham managing director Edward Gillespie said Wednesday's races would be run over the remaining two days of the festival.
Travel chaos
In Cheshire, the M6 Thelwall Viaduct closed after three lorries overturned but there were no casualties. The vehicles have been cleared but the eight-lane stretch of the motorway spanning the Mersey and the Manchester ship canal is still closed at Thelwall because of the danger from high winds. There are two-mile tailbacks in both directions but traffic was reported as moving slowly as far south as Knutsford, about seven miles away. High-sided vehicles are being advised against using the A533 Runcorn-Widnes bridge. The Humber Bridge is shut to high-sided vehicles and has a 30mph speed limit for all other vehicles.
Some 750 homes have been left without power in Northern Ireland, and gusts of 85mph have been recorded in north Wales A tree fell on to a coach in high winds on the A26 near Uckfield in East Sussex at 0735 GMT. Sussex Police said the vehicle was empty apart from the driver, and no one was injured. Police closed a road in Carrington, Greater Manchester, to protect the public after winds ripped off part of the roof of a council depot building. Rail passengers have been advised to avoid travelling on the East Coast Mainline. Network Rail has an 80mph speed limit in place between Stevenage and Berwick-upon-Tweed because of the risk of track obstruction or power line failure. Train operator National Express East Coast said the limit would be reviewed throughout the day, and was hopeful the London to Edinburgh journey time would return to the normal four-and-a-half hours on Thursday. There are two-hour delays between Dover and Calais on P&O ferries, and services across the Irish Sea are also affected.
Severe gales
Ian Jackson, from Liverpool coastguard, said the storms were likely to continue in the North West for most of the day. He said: "The forecast is for the wind to decrease to force five, then perhaps come up again to force seven later on today." Steve Crosthwaite, of the Highways Agency, is tracking the progress of the storm. He said: "The winds will start to abate as the morning goes on but it will be very slow. "But as the winds go over the Pennines, round about late morning and early afternoon, the eastern side of the country will start getting hit as well." The Met Office has warnings of severe gales for all of the UK except northern Scotland and southern England.
Snow risk
By early afternoon the Environment Agency had one flood warning and 11 flood watches in place, with an "all clear" given for 55 locations which had previously been under threat. BBC weather forecasters say a low pressure front could even bring snow to higher ground in parts of northern England and southern Scotland. Later on Wednesday, the storms will move across central northern England and East Anglia. Areas further south, which are still clearing up after Monday's storms, escaped the worst of the weather this time. The Energy Networks Association said of the 30,000 people who lost power in those storms just "a few hundred" in the east of England were still without supply.
Bron: BBC
The storm blew the roof off a building in Greater Manchester
Northern Ireland, north Wales and north-west England are being pounded by gales and heavy rain in the second band of storms to hit the UK in three days. Forecasters say gusts of up to 80mph have hit Northern Ireland as the Atlantic weather front moves eastwards. Motorists faced chaos as several major bridges were affected by the gales and some areas were placed on flood alert. The second day of the prestigious Cheltenham horse racing festival has been abandoned because of the weather. The course is in good condition but fierce winds made the huge marquees in the tented hospitality area unsafe. The 55,000 people expected to attend the day's racing will get a full refund and the course is considering increasing its capacity for the rest of the week. Cheltenham managing director Edward Gillespie said Wednesday's races would be run over the remaining two days of the festival.
Travel chaos
In Cheshire, the M6 Thelwall Viaduct closed after three lorries overturned but there were no casualties. The vehicles have been cleared but the eight-lane stretch of the motorway spanning the Mersey and the Manchester ship canal is still closed at Thelwall because of the danger from high winds. There are two-mile tailbacks in both directions but traffic was reported as moving slowly as far south as Knutsford, about seven miles away. High-sided vehicles are being advised against using the A533 Runcorn-Widnes bridge. The Humber Bridge is shut to high-sided vehicles and has a 30mph speed limit for all other vehicles.
Some 750 homes have been left without power in Northern Ireland, and gusts of 85mph have been recorded in north Wales A tree fell on to a coach in high winds on the A26 near Uckfield in East Sussex at 0735 GMT. Sussex Police said the vehicle was empty apart from the driver, and no one was injured. Police closed a road in Carrington, Greater Manchester, to protect the public after winds ripped off part of the roof of a council depot building. Rail passengers have been advised to avoid travelling on the East Coast Mainline. Network Rail has an 80mph speed limit in place between Stevenage and Berwick-upon-Tweed because of the risk of track obstruction or power line failure. Train operator National Express East Coast said the limit would be reviewed throughout the day, and was hopeful the London to Edinburgh journey time would return to the normal four-and-a-half hours on Thursday. There are two-hour delays between Dover and Calais on P&O ferries, and services across the Irish Sea are also affected.
Severe gales
Ian Jackson, from Liverpool coastguard, said the storms were likely to continue in the North West for most of the day. He said: "The forecast is for the wind to decrease to force five, then perhaps come up again to force seven later on today." Steve Crosthwaite, of the Highways Agency, is tracking the progress of the storm. He said: "The winds will start to abate as the morning goes on but it will be very slow. "But as the winds go over the Pennines, round about late morning and early afternoon, the eastern side of the country will start getting hit as well." The Met Office has warnings of severe gales for all of the UK except northern Scotland and southern England.
Snow risk
By early afternoon the Environment Agency had one flood warning and 11 flood watches in place, with an "all clear" given for 55 locations which had previously been under threat. BBC weather forecasters say a low pressure front could even bring snow to higher ground in parts of northern England and southern Scotland. Later on Wednesday, the storms will move across central northern England and East Anglia. Areas further south, which are still clearing up after Monday's storms, escaped the worst of the weather this time. The Energy Networks Association said of the 30,000 people who lost power in those storms just "a few hundred" in the east of England were still without supply.
Bron: BBC
Every cloud has a silver lining
P&O liner damaged in bad storms
A P&O cruise liner on its way from Southampton to the Caribbean has been forced into port for repairs after being damaged in stormy weather. Artemis, which is carrying 1,188 passengers, made an unscheduled call at Falmouth, Cornwall, to undergo work. A P&O spokeswoman said the damage to the anchor stowage area would not affect safety but repairs were needed before the ship headed to the Atlantic. Parts of the UK have been battered by storms since early on Monday. The spokeswoman said the damage was towards the front of the bow and could not be seen externally. A small boat would sail out to Artemis to carry out the repairs, she added. The vessel, the smallest of the P&O Cruises fleet, left Southampton 12 hours behind schedule at 2145 GMT on Tuesday, due to the recent bad weather.
'Storms easing'
"Due to minor damage to her anchor stowage area sustained during the inclement weather on the passage from Southampton, Artemis will make a short unscheduled call into Falmouth to undergo repair," the spokeswoman continued. "The damage does not affect the safety of the ship in any way." She said it was hoped Artemis would be ready to leave by Wednesday evening. On Sunday, P&O Ferries cancelled its sailing from Portsmouth to Bilbao, Spain, and the return journey on Tuesday, due to the storms. Latest forecasts show strong winds have begun to ease as the worst of the storms gradually move away.
Bron: BBC | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 16:48 uur, door Joyce.s
A P&O cruise liner on its way from Southampton to the Caribbean has been forced into port for repairs after being damaged in stormy weather. Artemis, which is carrying 1,188 passengers, made an unscheduled call at Falmouth, Cornwall, to undergo work. A P&O spokeswoman said the damage to the anchor stowage area would not affect safety but repairs were needed before the ship headed to the Atlantic. Parts of the UK have been battered by storms since early on Monday. The spokeswoman said the damage was towards the front of the bow and could not be seen externally. A small boat would sail out to Artemis to carry out the repairs, she added. The vessel, the smallest of the P&O Cruises fleet, left Southampton 12 hours behind schedule at 2145 GMT on Tuesday, due to the recent bad weather.
'Storms easing'
"Due to minor damage to her anchor stowage area sustained during the inclement weather on the passage from Southampton, Artemis will make a short unscheduled call into Falmouth to undergo repair," the spokeswoman continued. "The damage does not affect the safety of the ship in any way." She said it was hoped Artemis would be ready to leave by Wednesday evening. On Sunday, P&O Ferries cancelled its sailing from Portsmouth to Bilbao, Spain, and the return journey on Tuesday, due to the storms. Latest forecasts show strong winds have begun to ease as the worst of the storms gradually move away.
Bron: BBC | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 16:48 uur, door Joyce.s
Every cloud has a silver lining
Stormweer beschadigt deel van dak Eldi in Heers
In het Limburgse Heers is woensdagnamiddag het dak van een Eldi-winkel beschadigd door het stormweer. Ongeveer dertig vierkante meter van het platte dak liep schade op. De brandweer van Sint-Truiden legde het dak weer dicht.
In Limburg zorgde het stormweer voor relatief weinig problemen. In Nieuwerkerken raakte het dak van een achterbouw van een woning licht beschadigd. Vooral Zuid-Limburg had wat last. De brandweer van Sint-Truiden kreeg een vijftigtal oproepen. Het ging om dakpannen die teruggeplaatst moesten worden of bomen die hier en daar scheef stonden.
In Nederlands-Limburg waren de hulpdiensten ook voorbereid op de storm, maar de politie Limburg-Noord maakte woensdag rond 15 uur bekend dat de verwachte storm geen grote problemen veroorzaakt had in Noord- en Midden-Limburg. Bij de meldkamer van de brandweer kwamen slechts twee oproepen binnen voor een boom over de weg.
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In het Limburgse Heers is woensdagnamiddag het dak van een Eldi-winkel beschadigd door het stormweer. Ongeveer dertig vierkante meter van het platte dak liep schade op. De brandweer van Sint-Truiden legde het dak weer dicht.
In Limburg zorgde het stormweer voor relatief weinig problemen. In Nieuwerkerken raakte het dak van een achterbouw van een woning licht beschadigd. Vooral Zuid-Limburg had wat last. De brandweer van Sint-Truiden kreeg een vijftigtal oproepen. Het ging om dakpannen die teruggeplaatst moesten worden of bomen die hier en daar scheef stonden.
In Nederlands-Limburg waren de hulpdiensten ook voorbereid op de storm, maar de politie Limburg-Noord maakte woensdag rond 15 uur bekend dat de verwachte storm geen grote problemen veroorzaakt had in Noord- en Midden-Limburg. Bij de meldkamer van de brandweer kwamen slechts twee oproepen binnen voor een boom over de weg.
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