Thu. Nov 21st, 2024

Blackouts and Evacuations: Storm Babet’s Aftermath on the Baltic Sea 🇩🇪🇩🇰🇸🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A 33-year-old woman was killed in her car by a falling tree in Germany, taking Storm Babet’s death toll to 4

Ferry lines and railway services were suspended in Germany, Denmark, and southern Sweden.

Copenhagen’s airport canceled 142 flights due to the storm on Friday.

People were evacuated from homes and campgrounds in severely hit areas in Denmark.

The municipality of Haderslev in southern Denmark decided to evacuate the entire coastline.

In southern Denmark, low-lying areas are submerged, and fallen trees have littered the landscape. 

Water levels in Flensburg rose to 2.27 meters above normal. Parts of the port area were flooded. Electricity was switched off in affected areas.

A disaster alarm was triggered in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district. 

There were voluntary evacuations in Eckernförde, Germany.

In Schleswig, Germany, the harbor was flooded and the electricity was cut off. /TelegraphNews


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