The Eunice storm, which is hitting Northern Europe and in particular Great Britain, but also Holland, Belgium and Northern France, is starting to claim victims.

The first in County Wexford, Ireland, about 130 kilometers from Dublin: it is a man who was hit by a tree uprooted by the fury of the wind. Two deaths in the Netherlands, both in the municipality of Diemen, North Holland, and both affected by the fall of large trees.

Winds blowing over 150 kilometers per hour, with a record high of 200 on the Isle of Wight, in the far south west of the United Kingdom: it is the most violent gust ever recorded in England since the current calculation tools exist. For the rest there are hundreds of canceled flights, not only in the United Kingdom, several injured or bruised hit by debris and numerous damage to buildings and various structures.

In Belgium, the evacuation of an entire village in Flanders, Asse, was triggered because the church tower is unsafe due to the strong wind.

Local authorities have warned residents of the possibility of outages in the electricity grid: "Make sure you have other sources of light available and alternative sources of heating."

Millions of people across the UK have been told to stay home and prepare for "one of the worst storms in decades". The Met Office has issued a second rare red weather alert for London, as well as much of the south and south-east and east coast of England. The alert means that there is a life-threatening danger from the flying debris, affecting parts of South West England and South Wales. Hundreds of schools remain closed and all trains in Wales are suspended.

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