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Atlantic Fury: Catastrophe In France

  • March 1st, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

france-storms-1310-bbc.jpgSavage storms pounding the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts (28.2.10) have brought rough weather also to Belgium and the Netherlands, penetrating into Germany.

france-storm-midlandsweatherorg.jpgA national catastrophe has been declared in France, where the Winter gales have caused 45 deaths, with at least another five reported elsewhere.

Pictures   midlandsweather.org, BBC