On
January 18, 2007 Condoleezza Rice met with German
Chancellor Andrea Merkel. Hurricane-force winds and heavy downpours hammered
northern Europe, the storms were among the fiercest to batter northern Europe
in years as winds of up to 133 mph swept off the Atlantic and cut a swathe
across Britain, northern France, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland,
Belgium, the Czech Republic and into Russia
Rice
cuts short visit to Berlin in order to leave before winds worsened as more
than 200 flights in and out of Frankfurt airport were cancelled because
of the winds a German meteorologists recorded gusts up to 125 mph
Some
notable quotes:
Hans-Georg
Zimmermann, spokesman for Deutsche Bahn: "We are still at a standstill
nationwide, with only a few trains running"
Hartmut
Mehdorn, chief executive of Deutsche Bahn: "We have never yet had
such a situation in Germany"
Rice
then traveled to London for a meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair
1.)
Rice’s plane landed in gusts of up to 80 mph at London's Heathrow Airport,
Europe's largest, canceled 280 flights. Other major airports - including
Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam and Vienna - reported delays and cancellations.
2.)
In London, harried commuters struggled through a gauntlet of road closures
caused by falling debris blown from glass-paneled office buildings and medieval
churches.
3.)
London's Millennium Bridge was closed after the suspension structure began
swaying dangerously in the wind.
4.)
Rail stations across London also were closed, and the evening commute melted
into chaos.
Other
countries affected by the hurricane force winds that ripped up trees and
power lines as hundreds of thousands of homes had power cut.
1.)
The Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil to the European Union via Ukraine
was shut off after high winds caused power problems and forced the closure
of a pumping station
2.)
More than one million people were without power in the Czech Republic. Some
100,000 homes in northern France, 20,000 households in Austria and more
than 30,000 households across northeast England lost electricity -- nearly
all because falling trees downed power lines.
3.)
Ferries canceled or delayed in Britain, Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands
and Finland, and trains delayed in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria.
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