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A super storm with a maximum speed of 200 km/h has landed in England, causing damage one following another.
In the United States, a late winter storm caused a 100-car crash on the highway.
Correspondent Dong-Hoon Jeong reported.
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An airplane floating in mid-air is stuck in place because of strong winds, unable to move forward any longer.
“Oh God! I can’t believe it. (The plane) is hovering.”
After struggling with the storm, the plane finally reached the runway.
“Careful, careful. I can do it. Okay, let’s do it. It’s soft. It ‘banged’ on the floor!”
It flaps its wings and manages to land.
The maximum speed is 196 km/h.
In the UK, hit by the super storm ‘Younis’, more than 430 flights were canceled, causing damage one following another.
The roof of a large stadium was torn like a piece of paper, and electricity to 220,000 households was cut off.
At least nine people have been killed in Western Europe, including the UK and the Netherlands, including the death of a vehicle occupant who was struck by a fallen tree in a strong wind.
For the first time ever, a red weather warning has been issued for London, meaning ‘life-threatening’.
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“Storm ‘Eunice’ will be one of those storms that will go down in history because of the strength of the wind.”
Heavy trucks were tangled and stuck, and the road, strewn with vehicle loads, turned into chaos.
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“Everyone has to get off the road. Other cars (behind them) are coming at high speed.”
Over 100 vehicles collided with each other on the highway connecting Illinois and Wisconsin as roads were frozen as heavy snow accompanied by strong winds poured over the Midwest of the United States.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported, but traffic on the 50-kilometer two-way section was completely paralyzed for 24 hours.
Local authorities have predicted that the winter storm front will affect the northeastern part of the United States by tomorrow.
This is Dong-Hoon Jeong from MBC News.
Video editing: Yang Hong-seok/Video source: Big Jet TV SDTV
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