Storm Eunice has been raging in northern Europe, to date claiming 9 lives in 4 international locations.

A preliminary measure by the U.Okay.'s climate service confirmed wind gusts at 122 miles per hour on the Isle of Wight, probably the strongest in England's historical past, in response to the Related Press. The robust winds and enormous waves have wreaked havoc within the area.

To this point, 4 deaths have been confirmed within the Netherlands, two within the U.Okay., two in Belgium and one in Eire, Reuters reported.

Within the U.Okay., the climate service, referred to as the Met Workplace, issued a "pink climate warning," which Chief Meteorologist Frank Saunders informed Reuters is extra uncommon than different warnings.

"Storm Eunice is admittedly packing a punch," Saunders stated. "We solely challenge pink climate warnings once we suppose there's a menace to life from the climate."

In accordance with the BBC, the warning means flying particles, blown-off roofs and energy traces being knocked down, inflicting vital danger to human life.

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Storm Eunice, Brighton, England

Storm Eunice has been inflicting destruction throughout northern Europe. Above, a ship is blown the wrong way up on Brighton seafront on February 18 in Brighton, England.
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To this point, fallen bushes have been the principle reason behind loss of life within the storm. LondonWorld reported that a girl in her 30s died in north London after a tree fell on her automobile. The BBC report stated a fallen tree additionally killed a person in Eire. The Reuters report added that an English man died when his automobile collided with a fallen tree, and the 4 Dutch victims had been additionally killed by fallen bushes. One of many deaths in Belgium was attributable to excessive wind knocking a crane onto the roof of a hospital and the opposite occurred when robust winds blew a person from his boat into the water, in response to Reuters.

The world-famous London live performance and sports activities venue O2 area's roof was shredded within the storm's winds, quickly closing it, the BBC reported. Within the southern England city of Wells, winds knocked over the spire of a Nineteenth-century church, the AP report added.

Along with the injury and loss of life, Eunice grounded dozens of planes at main airports, and different companies like Uber Eats paused their companies whereas the climate alerts are ongoing, in response to Newsweek's reside updates on the state of affairs. Flood warnings additionally proceed in some areas, in response to the BBC.

That is the second storm to hit Europe this week, AP reported. The primary killed at the very least 5 individuals in Germany and Poland.

Replace 2/18/22, 4:28 p.m. ET: This story was up to date so as to add extra data and photographs.