Stormy weather across northern Europe delays ferry services and flights
A train was partially derailed north of the Swedish capital after heavy rainfall. Stormy weather has caused delays in ferry services and flights across northern Europe, with two of the train's passenger carriages going off the tracks in Hudiksvall, a town 174 miles north of the Swedish capital Stockholm. Ferries linking Poland to Sweden, two German islands to mainland Germany and Norway to Denmark were cancelled for Monday and Tuesday morning, and holidaymakers were asked to change their travels plans to Wednesday. Latvian television reported trees getting knocked over in wind gusts of up to 67mph, and meteorologists in Latvia reported golf ball-sized hail in Apgulde, a village south-west of Riga, the capital. On Sunday, thousands of lightning strikes were reported in Sweden, and authorities raised the extreme weather warning alert to its highest due to heavy rain, mudslides and flash floods.
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No-one was injured when two of the train’s passenger carriages went off the tracks in Hudiksvall, a town 174 miles north of the Swedish capital Stockholm, police said.
The derailment happened because “the embankment has been undermined by the heavy rain and landslides”, officers said.
Ferries linking Poland to Sweden, two German islands to mainland Germany and Norway to Denmark remained in harbour.
Ferries and water taxis to the German islands of Hiddensee and Ruegen were cancelled for Monday and Tuesday morning, and holidaymakers have been asked to change their travels plans to Wednesday.
Latvian television reported trees getting knocked over in wind gusts of up to 67mph.
Meteorologists in Latvia also reported golf ball-sized hail in Apgulde, a village south-west of Riga, the capital.
The Baltic News Service said the storm caused extensive damage in the nearby Dobele region.
Posts on social media showed one of the affected properties was a park in Tervete, a popular recreational area that includes a children’s play area inspired by Latvian fairy tales.
In Denmark, police in the north-eastern part of the country said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that “the weather is still harsh”.
The fire department for greater Copenhagen urged people to stay away from parks and forests, saying “the combination of rain-soaked ground and storms increases the risk of trees falling”.
In southern Norway, authorities raised the extreme weather warning alert to its highest due to heavy rain, mudslides and flash floods.
Flooded streets were also reported in Oslo, Norway’s capital.
On Sunday, thousands of lightning strikes were reported in Sweden.