Storm hits northern Europe – disruption to air traffic

In recent days, Storm Isha has been lashing the British Isles with gale-force winds before the storm moves north. In England, 28 flood warnings have been issued, and in Scotland 50. On Sunday, Britain's National Weather Service, the Met Office, advised people not to sleep near windows overnight until Monday, reports said. telegram. A red warning has been issued for strong winds and life-threatening conditions in northern Scotland. According to Sky News A bridge in Scotland was hit by gusts of up to 47 meters per second – above the force of a hurricane.

An 84-year-old man has died after his car crashed into a fallen tree in Grangemouth, Scotland. The Herald. A 20-year-old woman also died after driving into a tree that fell across the road The Independent.

Thousands have been affected In England there are power outages at night and in the morning. More than 10,000 homes in Scotland were without power on Monday morning, Sky News reported.

In Great Britain, several schools were closed due to major disruptions to public transport, where several train departures were cancelled, The Independent reports.

London's fire brigade said it had been called out to more than 100 weather-related incidents in 12 hours over the past 24 hours, The Independent reported.

prevailing in Norway Confusion on roads due to heavy rainfall, slippery roads and snowfall. According to NRK Several roads were closed, among others, Waxtall. An avalanche in Souda, southwest Norway left many houses unprotected. Residents of Suldal and Björkreim are also without connection due to avalanches.

– An alert ambulance or emergency services will arrive. Rolf Anders Donder Svensson of Norway's road authority tells NRK that this is a very grotesque event for the municipality.

In Denmark, the wind blows at a speed of 29 meters per second, write DR.

in many places Air traffic is affected. Dutch airline KLM on Sunday evening canceled 130 flights scheduled for Monday to Schiphol in Amsterdam. NL Times. This is due to strong gale force winds of 30 meters per second. The airport has warned that there will be major disruptions in air traffic during the day.

On Sunday, SAS and Norwegian announced the cancellation of several flights to and from Oslo on Monday due to the weather forecast. NRK. Landing restrictions have been put in place for an hour at Oslo Airport due to a skid on the runway. These restrictions are expected to apply until 19:00 on Monday.

Hundreds of flights were canceled at airports around the UK, The Independent writes. A video on social media shows how the plane failed to land at Heathrow due to strong winds.