100,000 Homes Without Power in Sweden
Pastor Dale Morgan
100,000 Homes Without Power in Sweden*
The Associated Press
Sunday, January 14, 2007; 6:46 AM
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Hurricane-strength winds whipped across
southwestern Sweden Sunday, leaving more than 100,000 households without
power and causing major disruptions in train and boat traffic across
Scandinavia, officials said.
The bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark was shut down to all traffic,
while nearly all train departures in southern Sweden and parts of Norway
were canceled, as the strong winds knocked down trees across the tracks
in several places.
The central train station in Sweden's second largest city, Goteborg, was
left completely without power, and several ferry lines between Denmark,
Norway and Sweden were canceled, officials said.
No injuries were reported, but police in Norway and Sweden urged people
to stay indoors.
Power companies said they had called in extra personnel to restore
electricity but that the strong winds made it nearly impossible to
repair the damaged power lines.
The storm was expected to move eastward during the day, and could
possibly reach Finland late Sunday, the Swedish Meteorological and
Hydrological Institute said.