The storm “Babet”, which is called “Viktor” in Germany, is also causing severe weather alarms abroad. Three people died in Great Britain. There were evacuations, power outages and traffic disruptions in Scandinavia.
The current storm, which is responsible for the floods on the German Baltic Sea coast, has also caused severe damage and cost lives in other European countries. Three people died in the storms in Great Britain.
A 56-year-old man was killed by a tree in his van near the Scottish town of Forfar, police said. A 57-year-old woman was swept away by floodwaters in the Highlands and died. A man died in flooding in Cleobury Mortimer, England.
Authorities evacuated numerous houses on the east coast. Many streets were under water and the power was temporarily out in numerous households. According to rescue workers, several people who initially did not comply with the request to evacuate were trapped in their homes and called for help.
Due to the low “Babet”, which is called “Viktor” in Germany, the British weather service declared the highest red warning level for areas in the east of Scotland. He predicted “exceptional rain” of up to 22 centimeters for Friday and Saturday.
Floods in Denmark
In Denmark, the police asked residents and holidaymakers via platform X to leave the area around Sandersvig Strand immediately. In the summer house settlement near Haderslev (Hadersleben) in southeastern Jutland, a dike had broken. On the island of Møn in southeastern Denmark, residents of a summer house area were also asked to leave their homes by Friday evening. Flooding is to be expected there, the responsible municipality wrote on its website.
Hundreds of households were without power. According to the electricity provider N1, summer houses in the areas of Aabenraa (Aabenraa) and Gråsten Havn, not far from the German-Danish border, were particularly affected.
Ferry and air traffic was severely restricted. Numerous flights were canceled at Copenhagen Airport. The German-Danish ferry service on the routes between Gedser and Rostock and Rødby and Puttgarden was completely stopped. According to the shipping company Scandlines, the ferries are expected to run again from Saturday morning.
restrictions also in Sweden and Norway
The easterly wind also caused restrictions in Denmark’s neighboring countries Sweden and Norway. In southern Sweden, several train routes were closed and there was flooding, the TT news agency said. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute warned of storms and strong gusts of wind in the south and southwest of the country.