Gordon lashes northwest Spain
Pastor Dale Morgan
Gordon lashes northwest Spain*
From correspondents in Madrid, Spain
September 21, 2006 11:31pm
Article from: Reuters
TROPICAL storm Gordon lashed northwest Spain and Portugal, injuring a
policeman and cutting power to 29,000 homes.
Winds gusting up to 180km/h forced the closure of 2000 schools, blocked
highways with dozens of fallen trees and damaged power lines in the
Galicia region.
Construction cranes and lampposts were blown over in the La Coruna area.
Flights were cancelled or delayed in the cities of Santiago de
Compostella and La Coruna.
A policeman was injured in Arteixo when a tree fell on his car.
Much of Portugal suffered heavy rain and high winds, causing long delays
on roads and a 14-car pile up in the Lisbon area.
Emergency authorities in Galicia said the storm was milder than
initially feared but they remained on red alert because torrential rain
is set to follow the high winds.
Last year a tropical storm with winds of 140km/h killed seven people in
Spain's Canary Islands and left hundreds of thousands without electricity.