(dpa)
At least two people have died in the UK from Storm Malik. A nine-year-old boy was killed on Saturday in the central English village of Winnothdale when a tree fell on him. A man traveling with him was seriously injured. In the eastern Scottish coastal city of Aberdeen, a 60-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree, police in the British part of the country said on Saturday. Wind speeds of almost 140 kilometers per hour were measured in the area. Across the country, more than 130,000 homes and businesses were temporarily without power because lines were cut.
Meanwhile “Malik” met Denmark. 10,000 rescue workers were ready there, as reported by the Ritzau agency. In Frederikssund, 20 people who depend on daily care have been taken to safe places as a precaution, broadcaster TV2 reported. If there were floods, the supply of these people could not be guaranteed, it was said as a reason. On the island of Zealand, on which the capital Copenhagen is located, almost all regional train services have been suspended as a precaution. The Oresund Bridge, which connects Copenhagen with Sweden, has been closed. There was also storm damage in Norway: in the village of Vaksdal near Bergen, almost an entire football pitch collapsed.
In Scotland, the weather service warned of further strong winds and heavy rain despite the departure of “Malik”. A new storm was brewing in the north of the British Isles, which authorities were christening “Carrie”.