Thunderstorm in Germany Killed 6 People

At least six people have died in the last hours in West Germany because of the worst storm of the last seven years, which has damaged hundreds of buildings, land and affected air traffic and cut power in several regions. The German weather service reported that this time there have been stronger gusts of wind that blew the storm Kyrill, which hit northern Europe in 2007, as recorded by the German newspaper Die Welt.

The victims of the storm have been three people killed in the collapse of a summer house near Dusseldorf, as reported by the police and firefighters of North Rhine -Westphalia (NRW). In addition, two cyclists died in Cologne and Krefeld, respectively, by the collapse of two trees, and another person died in Essen while working on debris removal of a road.

Deutsche Bahn, the largest rail operator in the country, has indicated that most trains around Cologne have been canceled because the roads are blocked by hundreds of fallen trees, which has also hindered whole or in part in road traffic the region, including motorways.

Düsseldorf International Airport, the third largest in the country, was forced to close for one hour and delaying dozens of flights by large electric apparatus of the storm and the wind speed, which peaked storey 150 kilometers per hour.

“When we finished boarding started raining a little and saw that there went out and suddenly, an incredible storm. Had the strength to fall much water we moved the airplane. Captain over the PA reported that the weather conditions were going to wait until it would improve over time. But when waiting out in person to explain that the airport had closed and we would have to spend an hour and twenty minutes inside the plane without leaving until you bring them again to open. was not sure dejasen us off. Finally, we take off and landed at eleven last one in the morning in El Prat “says JL Gonzalez, a Spanish passenger who performed the Düsseldorf- Barcelona route with the company Vueling.

All police officers and firefighters in the region of North Rhine- Westphalia are on duty since yesterday afternoon and have attended hundreds of emergency calls for flooded basements, small fires caused by lightning and damaged by the trees that have toppled the wind.

The German weather service said the severe weather condition is temporary across the country for its northwestern quadrant and predicted new storms but less intense in the coming hours.

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