Roofs & Steeples Blown Away As England Experiences Highest Winds On Record
Storm Eunice tore down rooftops and trees, crushed cars and sent planes skidding on London’s runways as millions of people across the United Kingdom hunkered down at home to stay out of hurricane-strength winds.
The storm led to 10 fatalities across the UK and parts of western Europe, with wind speeds as high as 122 miles per hour (mph) – the fastest on record in the country. High wind speeds is what make wind storms intense. The UK Met Office expanded its rare “danger-to-life” weather alert ahead of the storm on Friday morning to include most of the south of England and some of Wales.
The storm has damaged buildings in the UK, with footage shared to social media showing the roof of London’s O2 arena severely damaged by strong wind.
Large sections of the fabric roof were shredded and ripped off by the gusts, while the building was evacuated and closed. On its website, the 02 said an event at the venue Friday night would be rescheduled. “The safety of our visitors remains of paramount importance, and we will continue to assess the ongoing situation and act accordingly,” the statement said.
Elsewhere, a CNN reporter witnessed part of a rooftop flying off a home in the southwestern London area of Surbiton. The roof crushed a car parked on the street. Social media video showed a building housing lifeboats with part of its rooftop blown off at Sennen beach in the country of Cornwall, where strong winds were pushing waves above a seawall. Police in Cornwall and neighboring Devon said they had received high volumes of calls about flying debris, collapsed roofs and fallen trees.
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