In pics: At least nine dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe
The UK Met Office has issued two red weather warnings in as many months for strong winds. These are the highest threat levels meteorologists can announce and are the first wind-only red warnings to be issued since 2016’s Storm Gertrude.
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Storm Eunice battered northwestern Europe on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour. The Atlantic storm killed at least nine people, knocking out power for tens of thousands and shredding the roof of London's O2 Arena.(AFP)
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Storm Eunice, which brewed in the central Atlantic and was spun up from the Azores towards Europe by the jet stream, posed a danger to life, Britain's Meteorological Office said.(AFP)
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Thousands tuned in to watch a Youtube live stream that showed pilots land at London Heathrow Airport amidst the storm.(AFP)
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A woman was killed in London when a car in which she was travelling was crushed by a tree and a man in a vehicle in Liverpool died due to flying debris.(AFP)
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