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A storm hit Britain and Ireland on Friday (February 18th) with record winds close to 200 kilometers per hour cutting off power to tens of thousands of people.
The storm has forced planes to avoid landings, uprooted trees and destroyed roofs across the country.
The storm hit western England, descending on Cornwall, where waves hit the coast, sending splashes over the roofs of villas, Reuters photos showed.
In Wales, waves crashed into Aberystwyth Promenade, some as high as a house.
More than 100,000 people were hit by power outages as lines were destroyed and ancient trees uprooted
“Hurricane Eunice is really a shock,” said meteorologist Frank Saunders.
“We only sound the red weather alert when we think there is a threat to life from the weather,” he said.
The Meteorological Office said the strong wind (196 km per hour) was recorded as a record for the strongest storm ever recorded in England.
The planes were hit so hard by air currents at several airports that pilots were forced to avoid landings. Airlines canceled dozens of flights while some flights required safer landings at other airports.
Such bad weather alarms in Britain are relatively rare. The last one released was in November 2021.
The British government will hold an emergency response meeting to discuss the response to the storm.
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