SweetMaj
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More comments today from presumably the same anonymous on The Giant Squid. The comments on both stories seem to be the poster writing notes to themselves. Odd.
These minutes a storm called "Bodil" is hitting Copenhagen.
The airport is closed, no trains, a lot of people are stranded on their way home from work.
I hope I don't loose power tonight - but if I do I'm prepared.
These minutes a storm called "Bodil" is hitting Copenhagen.
The airport is closed, no trains, a lot of people are stranded on their way home from work.
I hope I don't loose power tonight - but if I do I'm prepared.
Scotland and the East Coast of the UK have taken a real pounding, according to the news. Bridges closed, aircraft grounded and even rail network in chaos.
But if it comes to loosing power, I have three paraffin (storm) lamps and a box of candles.
All I need now it to remember where I put the matches. . .
High tide with storm surge expected here in two hours' time.
But local knowledge suggests that there will be nothing spectacular with only salt spray, not flooding.
To all my UK/European friends, please do keep safe. Keeping you in good thoughts.
These minutes a storm called "Bodil" is hitting Copenhagen.
The airport is closed, no trains, a lot of people are stranded on their way home from work.
I hope I don't loose power tonight - but if I do I'm prepared.
Scotland and the East Coast of the UK have taken a real pounding, according to the news. Bridges closed, aircraft grounded and even rail network in chaos.
But if it comes to loosing power, I have three paraffin (storm) lamps and a box of candles.
All I need now it to remember where I put the matches. . .
High tide with storm surge expected here in two hours' time.
But local knowledge suggests that there will be nothing spectacular with only salt spray, not flooding.
Thousands of people were moved from English coastal areas last night, and the River Thames flood barrier protecting London was closed after warnings of the worst tidal surge in 60 years.
The Environment Agency said people were at risk of being swept into the sea and were removed from high-risk areas in places such as Great Yarmouth on the east coast. Late last night, 64 severe flood warnings had been issued for England and Wales, the agency said on its website. Forty-four of the alerts, which mean there could be danger to life, were in the Anglian region, the most easterly in England.
“In some areas, sea levels could be higher than those during the devastating floods of 1953,” the agency said on its website. “However, flood defenses built since then mean that many parts of the country are much better protected.”
The storm hit Scotland earlier yesterday, killing a truck driver and paralyzing the rail network before heading south and across the North Sea to the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany.
The low pressure system, dubbed Xaver, reached hurricane force with wind speeds of more than 140 kilometers (87 miles) an hour, according to the German Weather Service. Xaver traversed southern parts of the North Sea before reaching land on the northern German and Danish coast yesterday afternoon.
Vessel traffic in the port of Hamburg came to a standstill, Martin Boness, the port authority’s spokesman said. The city closed some of its flood gates ahead of high tide to protect citizens from a repeat of the devastation in 1962, when the North Sea Flood claimed more than 300 lives.
Two Die
In Scotland, winds reached 142 miles an hour on mountain peaks and heavy rain battered morning commuters. A truck driver died after his vehicle was blown on top of two cars west of Edinburgh, the BBC reported, citing Police Scotland.
Fallen trees blocked roads and rail lines, and authorities urged all high-sided vehicles to avoid traveling or to pull over until the storm subsided. In Nottinghamshire in central England, a man died after being hit by a tree, the BBC said.
More than 100,000 properties throughout the U.K. were hit by power cuts, the Press Association reported.
The airport in Hamburg canceled more than 120 takeoffs and landings. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports were still experiencing cancellations and delays yesterday after the storm had passed to other parts of the country.
Deutsche Bahn AG canceled most cross-border train connections scheduled to run through northern Germany last night and early this morning, it said on its website. Cancellations included services to Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Prague via Hamburg and Hanover.
Extreme flooding prompted the closing of locks at both ends of the Kiel Canal, the world’s busiest artificial waterway, the Brunsbuettel-based branch of federal waterways and shipping administration WSV said on its website. The canal links the North Sea to Baltic through the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
The Environment Agency in a three-day forecast reported a “high likelihood of severe coastal flooding” along northeast and east coastal regions from last night into today, when severe flooding was seen as likely to occur in the southeast county of Kent. No flooding danger was forecast for tomorrow.
High tide with storm surge expected here in two hours' time.
But local knowledge suggests that there will be nothing spectacular with only salt spray, not flooding.
The only disturbance for the Og household last night was our elderly cat falling off a pile of books...
The only disturbance for the Og household last night was our elderly cat falling off a pile of books...
The only disturbance for the Og household last night was our elderly cat falling off a pile of books...
Just learned my Godmother was moved to end of life care.
Just learned my Godmother was moved to end of life care.
Just learned my Godmother was moved to end of life care.
Sorry, John. My condolences.
We just found out today that my husband's nephew's wife lost their baby today. This would have been their second child (they have an 18mo girl), and she was actually due on 12/10. I feel so bad for them.
Was just told that my godmother passed away this evening. Still on the bus home, but I'm going to make a cup of tea as soon as I walk in the door.