While thinking of a defensive strategy, the government invites all citizens not to leave their homes to avoid the risk of accidents
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himIl UK is experiencing the worst wave of bad weather in the last thirty years. After the storm Dudley, which has broken out in recent days and has hit parts of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland, it is the turn of Eunice which in these hours is hitting the whole island.
For the second time since the new weather classification went into effect eleven years ago, the government declared thered alert (the first time was in 2018, on the occasion of storm Arwen): this signals the risk of uprooting trees, collapsing electricity pylons and flying debris that could represent a danger to the safety of residents.
Gusts of high-speed winds have resulted uprooting of trees, power outages, inconvenience to traffic with the cancellation of numerous flights, the closure of bridges and the commercial port of Dover, as well as significant delays in rail transport. Closed schools and the important request by the authorities to remain in their homes and to limit the opportunities for exit to a minimum. The greatest damage occurred mainly in south-west England and south Wales; in the other regions of the country the flood alarm remains, but the concern is less.
Storm Eunice..
Sound on#Eunice #StormEunice pic.twitter.com/JKHyIGPKWL
— Outer areas (@outer areas_) February 18, 2022
The authorities are already on high alert and fully operational to try to stem the damage and protect the safety of the population; the water levels of lakes and streams are also monitored to prevent the risk of flooding. Also, right now, the National Emergency Committee is meeting in Downing Street to make decisions about the management of this emergency.
storm eunice has mashed up my yard pic.twitter.com/H4mrffur64
— O (@_liv_s) February 18, 2022
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Source: BBC
