Storm Younis, which hit northwestern Europe, left at least 16 people dead, extensive material damage and a major power outage, according to official sources on Saturday.
The storm began in Ireland and hit part of Britain, then northern France, through Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, before reaching Denmark and Germany, which declared a red alert in its northern third until Saturday morning.
In Germany, more than 1,000 kilometers of railways were damaged according to a Deutsche Bahn spokesperson, mainly due to fallen trees, partially paralyzing trains in the north of the country.
Hundreds of flights, trains and ferries were canceled in northwest Europe due to strong winds caused by Storm Yunus, which hit Europe less than 48 hours following Storm Dudley, which killed at least six people in Poland and Germany. As of Saturday evening, 16 people had died from Storm Yunus: four in the Netherlands, four in Poland, three in England, two in Germany, two in Belgium and one in Ireland, according to “AFP”.