Storm Brings Strong Winds to Northern Europe, Killing 2 People
Voice of America
The Maeslantkering, a flood barrier on a canal leading to the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, closes automatically on Dec 21, 2023 — for the first time in its history — due to high water levels caused by a storm.
A storm brought heavy rain and strong winds across northern Europe overnight and into Friday, bringing down trees and prompting warnings of flooding on the North Sea coast. A woman in Belgium was fatally injured by a falling Christmas tree, while another tree killed a person in the Netherlands.
Swiss President Viola Amherd, center, speaks during a press conference ahead of the Ukraine peace conference being organized by Switzerland, in Bern on June 10, 2024. Ukrainian flags flutter over hundreds graves of Ukrainian servicemen killed in fighting since the Russian invasion, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on June 6, 2024.