Storm Dave ripped across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Saturday and Sunday - bringing gale-force winds reaching 150 km/h, waves up to 14 metres, and blizzard conditions. As a result - electricity cuts affected thousands of households, and the UK’s transport system was thrown into disarray.
On Sunday and Monday Storm Dave moved further east - and more than 30,000 Swedish households were reported to be without electricity as of Monday morning, according to local media.
Neighbouring Norway has been affected as well, with hurricane-force winds exceeding 140 km/h in some areas on Sunday. At least 10,000 homes were left without power in the Røgane and Agder coastal regions, where record wind speeds for April were recorded. During the storm a sailor fell overboard from a tanker in the North Sea's Norwegian waters - and following an unsuccessful search, the man was presumed dead.
It also blew heavily in northern Germany - near the Danish border three people were crushed to death by a fallen tree, and a fourth is fighting for their life in hospital.
Although Storm Dave lost some of its power before reaching Poland, extreme wind alerts were still issued for Sunday and Monday for 13 out of 16 regions of the country, with up to 100 km/h wind gusts expected.
As of Monday afternoon, the sudden weather breakdown in Poland resulted in over 1,370 firefighters' interventions, with most of them noted in the central region of Mazowsze. A total of 64,000 people in several Polish regions are without power, and some minor infrastructure damage has been noted and is being resolved.
For the moment, the extreme weather conditions alert in Poland is scheduled to remain in effect until Monday night.
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Source: PAP, IAR